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28 Oct 1850BornGjerstad, Haus, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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10 Nov 1850BaptisedGjerstad kyrkje, Osterøy, OsterøySourced
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedBritha is 1Read 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The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.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 treeKoleraepidemiBritha is 3
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceBritha is 4Read 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 togbaneBritha is 4
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerBritha is 4
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayBritha is 4Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVBritha is 9
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningBritha is 10
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeBritha is 10
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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 USABritha is 11
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActBritha is 12
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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 AmerikaBritha is 15
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingBritha is 15
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaBritha is 15
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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 1865Britha is 15Read 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 waveBritha is 16Read 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 unifiedBritha is 21Read 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 IIBritha is 22
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingBritha is 25
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetBritha is 25
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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 henrettelseBritha is 26
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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 1875Britha is 26Read 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 opprettesBritha is 26
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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