What we know – and how
The life
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30 May 1838
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7 Oct 1838
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1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Jakob is bornRead more
The first revised, nationwide register of landed properties and their value, with the assessment in skylddaler and farm numbers within each court district.
Source: Matrikkelen 1838
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1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeJakob is 2
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På denne tiden kommer fotografiet for første gang til Norge. Portretter blir raskt populært blant middel- og overklassen. Thøge Winther regnes som Norges første fotograf; en annen tidlig fotograf er O. F. Knudsen.
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1844The place and the treeOscar IJakob is 6
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresJakob is 7
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I 1845 kom dissenterloven. For første gang ble det lov å danne uavhengige kirkesamfunn utenfor statskirka. Eksempler på slike trossamfunn er Den katolske kirke, Metodistkirka, Baptistsamfunnet og Adventistsamfunnet. Prestene eller forstanderne i disse menighetene kunne også forestå vigsler.
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1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActJakob is 7Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
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1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresJakob is 8
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I 1845 undertegnet Peter Jebsen kjøpekontrakt på Blindheimselven (Elvæ) fra Gaupås som renner ut i Ytre Arna, og grunnla det som ble landets første mekaniserte bomullsveveri. Han brukte halve formuen sin, 200 spesiedaler, på å kjøpe elven. Arbeidet kommer i gang i 1846.
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerJakob is 10
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Jakob is 10Read 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 movementJakob is 10Read 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 BergenJakob is 10Read 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 innviesJakob is 11
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedJakob is 13Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiJakob is 15
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceJakob is 16Read 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 togbaneJakob is 16
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerJakob is 16
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayJakob is 16Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVJakob is 21
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningJakob is 22
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeJakob is 22
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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 USAJakob is 23
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActJakob is 24
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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 AmerikaJakob is 27
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingJakob is 27
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaJakob is 27
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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 1865Jakob is 27Read 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 waveJakob is 28Read 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 unifiedJakob is 33Read 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 IIJakob is 34
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingJakob is 37
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetJakob is 37
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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 henrettelseJakob is 38
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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 1875Jakob is 38Read 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 opprettesJakob is 38
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaJakob is 42
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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 NorgeJakob is 42
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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 emigrationJakob is 42Read 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 NorgeJakob is 42
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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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16 Feb 1882
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22 Feb 1882
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