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- SkutteruditeSkutteruditeSkutterudite is a cobalt arsenide mineral that has variable amounts of nickel and iron substituting for cobalt with a general formula: As3. Some references give the arsenic a variable formula subscript of 2-3. High nickel varieties are referred to as nickel-skutterudite, previously chloanthite...
, a mineral containing nickelNickelNickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
and ironIronIron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, ModumModumModum is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 .The area has a long tradition of skiing with several famous...
, BuskerudBuskerudis a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
. - The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.
Notable births
- 17 January - Erika NissenErika NissenErika Nissen, née Lie was a Norwegian pianist.She was born in Kongsvinger as the daughter of jurist Michael Strøm Lie and his wife Ingeborg Birgitte Røring Møinichen. She was the sister of Thomasine Lie, who married Jonas Lie...
, pianist (d.19031903 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup-Events:* 7 April - Fredrikstad Football Club is founded...
) - 27 March - Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup, bishop and politician (d.18991899 in Norway-Events:*27 June - The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.-Notable births:*25 January - Peder Holt, politician *25 January - Rolf Jacobsen, boxer *3 February - Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician...
) - 15 July - Christian Holtermann KnudsenChristian Holtermann KnudsenChristian Holtermann Knudsen was a Norwegian typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He is known as chairman of his party in three non-consecutive periods, and also founded what would become the main party newspaper...
, typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician (d.19291929 in Norway-Events:* 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.-Notable births:* 1 January - Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate* 3 January - Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist* 17 January - Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge...
) - 6 August – Edvard Liljedahl, politician and Minister (d.19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 5 September - Hans Hein Theodor NysomHans Hein Theodor NysomHans Hein Theodor Nysom was Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He originally made a career in the military, but from 1874 he worked with canals. From 1884 to 1892 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society.He was appointed Minister of Auditing and Minister of Labour on 6...
, politician (d.19031903 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup-Events:* 7 April - Fredrikstad Football Club is founded...
) - 9 September - Christen Christensen, shipyard owner, ship-owner and whaling manager (d.19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 28 September - Cæsar Peter Møller BoeckCæsar Peter Møller BoeckCæsar Peter Møller Boeck was a Norwegian dermatologist born in Lier, Norway. In 1871 he graduated from the Christiania Medical School, and did post-graduate work in Vienna under Ferdinand von Hebra . In 1889 he was appointed chief of dermatology at the Rikshospitalet in Kristiania, and in 1895...
, dermatologist (d.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - 10 October - Anton Jörgen AndersenAnton Jörgen AndersenAnton Jørgen Andersen was a Norwegian composer and cellist.Anton Jørgen Andersen was born in Kristiansand. Andersen was a pupil in counterpoint by Johan Lindegren , Swedish music theorist and hymn-book publisher. Andersen was a cellist in the theater orchestras of Trondheim and Kristiania...
, composer (d.19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 7 December - Tinius OlsenTinius OlsenTinius Olsen was a Norwegian born, American engineer and inventor. He was the founder of the Tinius Olsen Engineering Testing Machine Company. He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1891....
, Norwegian AmericanNorwegian AmericanNorwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
engineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
and inventorInventionAn invention is a novel composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived, in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social...
(d.1932)
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- Sofus ArctanderSofus ArctanderSofus Anton Birger Arctander was a politician with the Liberal Party of Norway and served as acting Prime Minister of Norway....
, politician and Minister (d.19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - Hans Jensen HagaHans Jensen HagaHans Jensen Haga was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing Akershus Amt. He was re-elected on four consecutive occasions. He worked as a farmer.-References:...
, politician - Ludwig Andreas OlsenLudwig Andreas OlsenLudwig Andreas Olsen , also known as Louis Williams, was a United States Navy sailor and one of only 19 people to ever be awarded two Medals of Honor. Both awards were for peace-time actions rescuing fellow seamen.-Biography:Olsen was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1845. He joined the Navy in California...
, United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
sailor awarded two Medals of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
(d.18861886 in Norway-Events:* The Norwegian Medical Association is established.-Notable births:*2 January - Elise Ottesen-Jensen, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator *6 January - Hans Oskar Evju, politician...
) - Ole Andres OlsenOle Andres OlsenOle Andres Olsen was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator. He was General Conference president from 1888 to 1897....
, Seventh-day AdventistSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
minister and administrator (d.19151915 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...
) - Oscar Ludvig Stoud PlatouOscar Ludvig Stoud PlatouOscar Ludvig Stoud Platou was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920; the last five years while suffering from blindness.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as the...
, jurist and professor (d.19291929 in Norway-Events:* 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.-Notable births:* 1 January - Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate* 3 January - Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist* 17 January - Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge...
) - Jon Eilevsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddleHardingfeleA Hardanger fiddle is a traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of Norway. In modern designs, the instruments are very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings and thinner wood...
maker (d.19021902 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr-Notable births:*15 January - Olaug Hay, politician *24 January - Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician...
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Notable deaths
- 13 February - Henrik SteffensHenrik SteffensHenrik Steffens , was a Norwegian-born Danish philosopher, scientist, and poet.He was born at Stavanger, Norway. At the age of fourteen he went with his parents to Copenhagen, where he studied theology and natural science...
, philosopher, scientist, and poet (b.17731773 in Norway-Births:*2 May - Henrik Steffens, philosopher, scientist, and poet *27 July - Jacob Aall, historian and statesman *19 August - Johan Peter Strömberg, actor, dancer and theatre director, founder of the first public theatre of Norway ....
) - 12 July – Henrik WergelandHenrik WergelandHenrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...
, poet (b.18081808 in Norway-Births:*4 March - Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister *17 June - Henrik Wergeland, poet *28 July - Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician -Full date unknown:*Christen Larsen Arneberg, politician...
) - 22 October - Fredrik RiisFredrik RiisFredrik Riis was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1809...
, civil servant (b.17891789 in Norway-Full date unknown:*Peder Hjort, businessperson...
) - 31 October - Johan ReinhardtJohan ReinhardtJohannes Christopher Hagemann Reinhardt was a professor in zoology at the University of Copenhagen.Born in Rendalen parish in Norway, his father, Johannes Henrik Reinhardt, was a priest, and his mother, Johanne Elisabeth Mommesen, was from Holmestrand . He was not baptized Johannes, but adopted...
, professor in zoology (b.17781778 in Norway-Births:*11 November - Nils Astrup, politician *23 December - Johan Reinhardt, professor in zoology...
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- Erich Haagensen JaabechErich Haagensen JaabechErich Haagensen Jaabech was a Norwegian farmer and politician.He was born in Øyslebø, and worked as a teacher in Øyslebø and Holum as well as a farmer....
, farmer and politician (b.17611761 in Norway-Full date unknown:*Erich Haagensen Jaabech, farmer and politician...
) - Christian SørenssenChristian SørenssenChristian Sørenssen was a Norwegian theologian, politician and bishop.Sørenssen received his cand.theol. in 1785. He worked as a teacher in his home town of Christiansand and in Strømsø in Drammen, before in 1797 he became a priest in Risør. In 1804, he was the most important priest in Christiansand...
, bishop and politician