What we know – and how
The life
-
1 Jul 1844
-
1844The place and the treeOscar IJohan is born
Read more
Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
-
1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresJohan is 1
Read more
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.
-
1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActJohan is 1Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
-
1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresJohan is 2
Read more
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.
-
1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerJohan is 4
Read more
Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
-
1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Johan is 4Read more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
-
1848NorwayThe Thrane movementJohan is 4Read 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.
-
1848The place and the treeThe cholera epidemic in BergenJohan is 4Read 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
-
1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesJohan is 5
Read more
Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
-
1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedJohan is 7Read 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The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.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
-
1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiJohan is 9
Read more
Koleraepidemi i Norge
-
1854NorwayEqual inheritanceJohan is 10Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
-
1854The place and the treeNorges første togbaneJohan is 10
Read more
Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
-
1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerJohan is 10
Read more
Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
-
1854NorwayThe first railwayJohan is 10Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
-
1859The place and the treeKarl IVJohan is 15
Read more
Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
-
1860The place and the treeBefolkningJohan is 16
Read more
1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
-
1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeJohan is 16
Read more
Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
-
1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USAJohan is 17
Read more
Borgerkrigen i USA.
-
1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActJohan is 18
Read more
The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
-
1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaJohan is 21
Read more
Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
-
1865The place and the treeFolketellingJohan is 21
Read more
Folketelling.
-
1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaJohan is 21
Read more
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.
-
1865NorwayThe census of 1865Johan is 21Read 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
-
1866NorwayThe emigration waveJohan is 22Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
-
1871NorwayGermany is unifiedJohan is 27Read 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
-
1872The place and the treeOscar IIJohan is 28
Read more
Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
-
1875The place and the treeFolketellingJohan is 31
Read more
Folketelling.
-
1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetJohan is 31
Read more
Daler- og skillingbetegnelsen blir avviklet, og det blir bestemt at Pengeenheden skal være en Krone, som deles i 100 Øre.
-
1876The place and the treeSiste Norske henrettelseJohan is 32
Read more
Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen var den siste som ble henrettet i Norge etter den vanlige straffeloven. Dette skjedde i 1876.
-
1876NorwayThe census of 1875Johan is 32Read 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
-
1876The place and the treeStatistisk sentralbyrå opprettesJohan is 32
Read more
Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
-
1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaJohan is 36
Read more
I løpet av 1880-årene opplevde Amerika en sterk økonomisk vekst.
-
1880The place and the treeStore barnekull i NorgeJohan is 36
Read more
De store barnekullene fra 1850-60 kom nå ut på arbeidsmarkedet noe som gjorde det vanskeligere å finne arbeid.
-
1880NorwayThe great emigrationJohan is 36Read 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.
-
1880The place and the treeTelefonen kom til NorgeJohan is 36
Read more
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.
-
1884The place and the treeHøyre og Venstre stiftesJohan is 40
Read more
Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
-
1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresJohan is 40
Read more
Gjennom riksrettsdommen mot ministeriet Selmer innføres parlamentarismen i Norge. Stortingets makt styrkes på bekostning av regjeringen og svenskekongen.
-
1884NorwayParliamentary governmentJohan is 40Read 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
-
1885The place and the treeFolketellingJohan is 41
Read more
Folketelling.
-
1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesJohan is 41
Read more
Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
-
1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Johan is 42Read 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
-
1887The place and the treeArbeiderpartiet stiftesJohan is 43
Read more
Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
-
1889The place and the treeBefolkningJohan is 45
Read more
2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
-
1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleJohan is 45
Read more
Lov om folkeskole innføres.
-
1889NorwayThe folk schoolJohan is 45Read 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
-
1891The place and the treeFolketellingJohan is 47
Read more
Folketelling.
-
1891NorwayThe census of 1891Johan is 47Read 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
-
1892The place and the treeLov om barnearbeidJohan is 48
Read more
Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
-
1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseJohan is 49
Read more
I perioden 1893 til 1905 opplevde Norge tunge tider. Landet sett under ett gikk inn i en økonomisk krise.
-
1894The place and the treeLov om ulykkestrygdJohan is 50
Read more
Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
-
1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesJohan is 51
Read more
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.
-
1895The place and the treeNorges første bilJohan is 51
Read more
Norges første bil var en Benz. Den kom til Gjøvik i 1895 for å settes i rutetrafikk i Gudbrandsdalen.
-
1895The place and the treeNobels fredspris opprettesJohan is 51
Read more
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.
-
26 May 1898
-
1898The place and the treeAllmenn stemmerett for mennJohan is 54
Read more
Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
-
1898NorwayVotes for menJohan is 54Read more
All men over 25 got the vote in elections to the Storting, whatever their income or wealth.
Source: stemmerettens historie i Norge
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_-_609_-_Leaving_old_home_and_friends_-_waving_goodbyes_to_emigrants_starting_for_America,_Christiania,_Norway_stereofotografi_-_no-nb_digifoto_20160622_00178_bldsa_stereo_0142.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
How are you related to Johan?
Find out