1832 in Norway
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Events

  • Det Dramatiske Selskab in Tromsö.
  • The Norwegian ultramarathonist
    Ultramarathon
    An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...

     Mensen Ernst
    Mensen Ernst
    Mensen Ernst was born as Mons Monsen Øyri, in the summer of 1795 in the village of Fresvik along the Sognefjord, in the municipality of Vik in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. He was a road runner and ultramarathonist and one of the first sport professionals...

     ran about 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) from Paris
    Paris
    Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

     to Moscow
    Moscow
    Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

     in 14 days.

Births

  • 19 March - Frantz Bruun
    Frantz Bruun
    Frantz Gottlieb Bruun was a Norwegian priest.He was born in Vikør as the son of Fredrik Christian Bruun and Anna Hegelund Krogh Irgens...

    , priest (d.1908
    1908 in Norway
    -Sport:*26 September - SK Brann football club is founded.*Football Association of Norway joins FIFA.-January to March:*3 February - Ragna Johanne Forsberg, politician *3 February - Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion...

    )
  • 27 May - Laura Gundersen
    Laura Gundersen
    Laura Sofie Coucheron Gundersen was a Norwegian actor, counted as the first native-born tragedienne, and also, in some aspect, as her country's first professional native actress and prima donna.-Biography:...

    , actor (d.1898
    1898 in Norway
    -Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup , replaced by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen-Arts and literature:*Olaus Alvestad publishes the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag-Notable births:...

    )
  • 8 December - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
    Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
    Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...

    , writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature
    Nobel Prize in Literature
    Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...

     laureate (d.1910
    1910 in Norway
    -Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...

    )
  • 15 December - Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen
    Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen
    Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen was a Norwegian diplomat, noted for his contributions in facilitating the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 and later his service as Minister of Foreign Affairs....

    , diplomat (d.1913
    1913 in Norway
    -Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...

    )

Full date unknown

  • Nils Henrik Bruun
    Nils Henrik Bruun
    Nils Henrik Bruun was a Norwegian engineer.Educated at Chalmerska in Gothenburg, and in Germany, Brunn moved to Bergen in 1963 where he engaged in several engineering ventures; he and Peter Jebsen founded the factories in Dale, and later he engages in mining in Stord and Karmøy. He received the...

    , engineer (d.1916
    1916 in Norway
    -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...

    )
  • Jens Andersen Hagen
    Jens Andersen Hagen
    Jens Andersen Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1886, representing the constituency of Kristiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger. He only served one term. He worked as a tanner....

    , politician
  • Anders Heyerdahl
    Anders Heyerdahl
    Anders Heyerdahl was a Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector.He was born in what is today Aurskog-Høland, and was the younger brother of engineer Halvor Emil Heyerdahl. He studied music mainly under Carl Arnold. In addition to his own compositions, he spent the years 1856 to 1861...

    , violinist, composer and folk music collector (d.1918
    1918 in Norway
    -Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...

    )
  • Knud Knudsen
    Knud Knudsen (photographer)
    Knud Knudsen was one of Norway's first professional photographers and a pioneer within Norwegian photography. His work includes images from most of Norway in his time and documents much of Norwegian history and ethnology in his photography career 1862 - 1900.Knudsen was born in Odda, the son of a...

    , photographer (d.1915
    1915 in Norway
    -Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...

    )
  • Bernt Julius Muus
    Bernt Julius Muus
    Bernt Julius Muus was a Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and church leader. He helped found St. Olaf College.-Background:Muus was born in the parish Snaasen in Throndhjems Stift in Snåsa, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway...

    , Lutheran minister (d.1900
    1900 in Norway
    -Events:* 17 February - The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food is established* 21 November – the Norwegian Employers' Association was founded.* 3 December – Population Census: There were 2,239,881 inhabitants in Norway....

    )

Full date unknown

  • Carsten Tank
    Carsten Tank
    Carsten Tank was a Norwegian businessman and politician who served as Norwegian councilor of government of the 1st Ministry , and later councilor of state of the same ministry....

    , politician (b.1766
    1766 in Norway
    -Full date unknown:*Ole Olsen Evenstad, politician *Carsten Tank, politician...

    )
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