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20 Sep 1839
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17 Nov 1839
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1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeMichael is 1
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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 IMichael is 5
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresMichael is 6
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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 ActMichael is 6Read 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 etableresMichael is 7
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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 HardangerMichael is 9
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Michael is 9Read 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 movementMichael is 9Read 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 BergenMichael is 9Read 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 innviesMichael is 10
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedMichael is 12Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiMichael is 14
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceMichael is 15Read 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 togbaneMichael is 15
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerMichael is 15
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayMichael is 15Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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14 Nov 1859
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVMichael is 20
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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