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1848
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerNils is born
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Nils is bornRead more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
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1848NorwayThe Thrane movementNils is bornRead more
Marcus Thrane started the first workers' association in Drammen in 1848, and soon there were such associations all over the country to better the workers' lot.
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1848The place and the treeThe cholera epidemic in BergenNils is bornRead more
Cholera spread fast among the poor, from the poorhouses to Nordnes and other poor quarters. In the cathedral's register many of those buried died of cholera.
Source: Koleraepidemi i Bergen
Picture: J.W. Cappelens Forlag / After Johan F. L. Dreier · Public domain
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1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesNils is 1
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedNils is 3Read more
The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.
Source: Jødeparagrafen
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1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiNils is 5
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceNils is 6Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
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1854The place and the treeNorges første togbaneNils is 6
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerNils is 6
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayNils is 6Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVNils is 11
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningNils is 12
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeNils is 12
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Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
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1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USANils is 13
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActNils is 14
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaNils is 17
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingNils is 17
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaNils is 17
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Utvandring til Amerika starter nå for fullt. Over 800.000 nordmenn utvandrer til Amerika mellom 1825 og 1930. Hele 780.000 dro i tidsrommet 1865 og 1930.
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1865NorwayThe census of 1865Nils is 17Read more
A census with the name, age, birthplace and occupation of everyone. It was also an agricultural census, so the lists give the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1866NorwayThe emigration waveNils is 18Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
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1871NorwayGermany is unifiedNils is 23Read more
King William of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor at Versailles, and Germany became a united nation state. Otto von Bismarck is counted as the man behind it.
Source: Otto von Bismarck
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1872The place and the treeOscar IINils is 24
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingNils is 27
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetNils is 27
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Daler- og skillingbetegnelsen blir avviklet, og det blir bestemt at Pengeenheden skal være en Krone, som deles i 100 Øre.
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1876The place and the treeSiste Norske henrettelseNils is 28
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Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen var den siste som ble henrettet i Norge etter den vanlige straffeloven. Dette skjedde i 1876.
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1876NorwayThe census of 1875Nils is 28Read more
The count was made on 3 January 1876 but is called the census of 1875. It gives the name, birth year, birthplace, occupation and faith of everyone, and the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1876The place and the treeStatistisk sentralbyrå opprettesNils is 28
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaNils is 32
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I løpet av 1880-årene opplevde Amerika en sterk økonomisk vekst.
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1880The place and the treeStore barnekull i NorgeNils is 32
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De store barnekullene fra 1850-60 kom nå ut på arbeidsmarkedet noe som gjorde det vanskeligere å finne arbeid.
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1880NorwayThe great emigrationNils is 32Read more
The largest wave of emigration: more than 250,000 Norwegians left, most of them for America – 29,000 in 1882 alone. Many families have relatives in the Midwest from these years.
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1880The place and the treeTelefonen kom til NorgeNils is 32
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5. mai 1880 fikk The International Bell Telephone Company tillatelse av formannskapet i Christiania til å starte Norges første telefonsentral. Det ble starten på telefonens historie i Norge.
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1884The place and the treeHøyre og Venstre stiftesNils is 36
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresNils is 36
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Gjennom riksrettsdommen mot ministeriet Selmer innføres parlamentarismen i Norge. Stortingets makt styrkes på bekostning av regjeringen og svenskekongen.
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1884NorwayParliamentary governmentNils is 36Read more
After the impeachment of the Selmer government, Johan Sverdrup's Liberal government was appointed. The era of the civil servants in government was over, and from now on the government needed the Storting's confidence.
Source: embetsmannsstaten
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1885The place and the treeFolketellingNils is 37
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesNils is 37
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Nils is 38Read more
A new register of all landed properties, with the assessment in mark and øre and holding numbers under each farm number – the system still in use.
Source: Matrikkelen 1886
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1887The place and the treeArbeiderpartiet stiftesNils is 39
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningNils is 41
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleNils is 41
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolNils is 41Read more
The Folk School Act created a common school for children of every class, with an elected school board in place of the church's men.
Source: folkeskolen
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1891The place and the treeFolketellingNils is 43
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Nils is 43Read more
A census with the name, birth year, birthplace and occupation of everyone. As in other counts, the given birth year is not always right.
Source: folketelling
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1892The place and the treeLov om barnearbeidNils is 44
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseNils is 45
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I perioden 1893 til 1905 opplevde Norge tunge tider. Landet sett under ett gikk inn i en økonomisk krise.
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1894The place and the treeLov om ulykkestrygdNils is 46
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesNils is 47
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I 1895 ble det åpnet adgang til borgerlig vigsel. Vigselen kunne arrangeres som en livssynsnøytral seremoni og var likevel en rettslig handling. Slike vigsler skulle utføres av notarius publicus, det vil si en dommer (byfogd eller sorenskriver), dommerfullmektig eller annen tjenestemann i tingretten.
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1895The place and the treeNorges første bilNils is 47
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Norges første bil var en Benz. Den kom til Gjøvik i 1895 for å settes i rutetrafikk i Gudbrandsdalen.
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1895The place and the treeNobels fredspris opprettesNils is 47
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Nobels fredspris er en av de fem priser svensken Alfred Nobel opprettet i sitt testamente av 27. november 1895. Den deles ut av Den Norske Nobelkomite. Mottaker av den årlige prisen kunngjøres tradisjonelt i begynnelsen av oktober, mens selve prisutdelingen finner sted på Nobels dødsdag den 10. desember.
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1898The place and the treeAllmenn stemmerett for mennNils is 50
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menNils is 50Read more
All men over 25 got the vote in elections to the Storting, whatever their income or wealth.
Source: stemmerettens historie i Norge
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1899The place and the treeKristianiakrakketNils is 51
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Kristianiakrakket er vanlig betegnelse på det krakk i aksje- og eiendomsmarkedet som skjedde i Kristiania (i dag Oslo) 11. juni 1899.
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1900The place and the treeBefolkningNils is 52
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingNils is 52
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Nils is 52Read more
Everyone was recorded where they were on the day of the count. Most have a birth year; children born in 1900 have a date of birth.
Source: folketelling
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1903The place and the treeVerdens første flyturNils is 55
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Brødrene Orville og Wilbur Wright gjennomfører den første flygningen med et fly.
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1904The place and the treeFørste kino til NorgeNils is 56
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigNils is 57
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Etter lang forfatningsstrid blir unionen med Sverige oppløst; først etter stortingsvedtak 7. juni, deretter gjennom forhandlinger med svenskene og en folkeavstemning. Etter nok en folkeavstemning blir Norge et konstitusjonelt monarki med en egen konge (Haakon 7).
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1905NorwayThe union is dissolvedNils is 57Read more
The Storting declared the union with Sweden dissolved. The referendum in August gave an overwhelming yes, and Norway got its own king.
Source: Unionsoppløsningen i 1905
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1905The place and the treeHaakon VIINils is 57
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseNils is 60
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Norges første ordinære rutebilforbindelse satt i drift; Molde – Batnfjordsøra. Aarø Automobilselskap stiftet 27.november 1907.
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1909The place and the treeThe Bergen Line opensNils is 61Read more
The railway between Bergen and Kristiania was opened by King Haakon VII, who called it "the great work of our generation".
Source: Bergensbanen
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1910The place and the treeFolketellingNils is 62
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Nils is 62Read more
For the first time returned Norwegian Americans were counted separately – with their home before emigrating, their home and work in the USA and the dates of their journeys.
Source: folketelling
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1911The place and the treeNorge når sørpolenNils is 63
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Roald Amundsen når Sørpolen.
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1912The worldThe Titanic sinksNils is 64Read more
The liner Titanic sank on her first voyage after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died, 20 of them Norwegians.
Source: Titanic
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1912The place and the treeTitanic forliserNils is 64
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RMS «Titanic» forliser etter å ha truffet et isfjell på jomfruturen over Atlanteren.
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1913The place and the treeAllmenn stemmerett for kvinnerNils is 65
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Som et av de første landene i verden innfører Norge alminnelig stemmerett for kvinner. Kvinner med en viss minsteinntekt fikk stemmerett i 1901 ved kommunevalg og 1907 ved stortingsvalg. Alminnelig stemmerett for menn ble innført 1898, som var senere enn de europeiske hovedlandene.
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1913NorwayVotes for womenNils is 65Read more
Women got the vote in elections to the Storting on the same terms as men.
Source: stemmerett for kvinner i Norge
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1914The place and the treeFørste verdenskrigNils is 66
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Under første verdenskrig 1914–1918 var Norge nøytralt, og måtte gå en ofte vanskelig balansegang mellom de krigførende maktenes krav og sine egne forpliktelser som nøytral stat. Selv om landet ikke deltok i krigen, led Norge likevel stor skade på menneskeliv og materiell gjennom senkningene av norske handelsskip. Over 2000 nordmenn omkom på havet under krigen.
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1914The worldThe First World WarNils is 66Read more
A great war centred on Europe between two alliances. Close to 18 million soldiers and civilians were killed, and new states and new borders followed the war.
Source: første verdenskrig
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1915The place and the treeCastbergske Barnelover innføresNils is 67
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De «castbergske barnelovene» sikrer rettene til barn født utenfor ekteskap.
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1916The place and the treeForbudstidenNils is 68
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Forbud mot salg av brennevin. (Opphevet ved folkeavstemming i 1926)
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1916The place and the treeThe Bergen fire of 1916Nils is 68Read more
The greatest town fire in Bergen in modern times: 380 buildings were lost. The rebuilding produced one of the most modern town plans in Norway.
Source: Bergensbrannen i 1916
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1917NorwayThe Russian RevolutionNils is 69Read more
The revolution abolished the Russian Empire and brought the Bolsheviks, the later Communist Party, to power.
Source: Den russiske revolusjon
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1918NorwayAmt becomes fylkeNils is 70Read more
The name amt was changed to fylke (county), and the amtmann became fylkesmann. Older sources say amt where newer ones say fylke.
Source: fylke
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1918The place and the treeSpanskesykenNils is 70
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Over 7.000 nordmenn dør av spanskesyken.
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1918The worldThe Spanish fluNils is 70Read more
An influenza pandemic that struck much of the world. Between 50 and 100 million died, and the death rate was highest among children and young adults.
Source: spanskesyken
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1919The place and the treeÅttetimersdagen lovfestesNils is 71
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Kampen for åttetimersdagen startet under den industrielle revolusjon i Storbritannia, hvor industriproduksjon i fabrikker foregikk under dårlige arbeidsforhold med lange arbeidsdager. Arbeiderne led under dårlig helse, velferd og moral, og barnearbeid var vanlig. Arbeidsdagen kunne vare fra ti til opptil 16 timer og seks dagers uke.
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1920
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1920NorwayThe census of 1920Nils is 72Read more
The latest census open to everyone. It was released in 2020, a hundred years after the count.
Source: folketelling
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