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28 Apr 1837
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1837The place and the treeKommunalt selvstyre opprettetJan is born
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Det kommunale selvstyret blir opprettet ved Formannskapslovene. Opprettelsen av kommunene fører til at Norge får et mer desentralisert styre enn nabolandene.
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1837NorwayLocal self-governmentJan is bornRead more
Every rural district and town was to have an elected council and board of representatives – municipal self-government begins.
Source: formannskapslovene
Picture: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Jan is 1Read 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 NorgeJan is 3
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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 IJan is 7
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresJan is 8
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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 ActJan is 8Read 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 etableresJan is 9
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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 HardangerJan is 11
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Jan is 11Read 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 movementJan is 11Read 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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1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesJan is 12
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedJan is 14Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiJan is 16
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceJan is 17Read 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 togbaneJan is 17
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerJan is 17
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayJan is 17Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVJan is 22
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningJan is 23
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeJan is 23
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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 USAJan is 24
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActJan is 25
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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 AmerikaJan is 28
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingJan is 28
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaJan is 28
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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 1865Jan is 28Read 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 waveJan is 29Read 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 unifiedJan is 34Read 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 IIJan is 35
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingJan is 38
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetJan is 38
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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 henrettelseJan is 39
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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 1875Jan is 39Read 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 opprettesJan is 39
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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8 Apr 1877
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