1820 in Norway
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Births
- 18 June - Martin Andreas UdbyeMartin Andreas UdbyeMartin Andreas Udbye was a Norwegian composer and organist. Martin Andreas Udbye was born in Trondheim, Norway to Ole Jonsen Tollrorskar Udbye and Birgitte Øien...
, composer and organist (d.18891889 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway*Prime Minister of Norway: Johan Sverdrup, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang-Notable births:*20 January - Tryggve Gran, aviator, explorer and author...
) - 12 August - Hans Henrik WærenskjoldHans Henrik WærenskjoldHans Henrik Wærenskjold was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851, representing the constituency of Holmestrand. He worked as a baker and shop keeper there....
, politician (d.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 27 December - Jens AmundsenJens AmundsenJens Engebreth Amundsen was a significant Norwegian ship-owner in the second half of the 19th century. He was the father of the explorer Roald Amundsen....
, ship-owner (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...
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- Lars Kristiansen BlilieLars Kristiansen BlilieLars Kristiansen Blilie was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1871, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt. He was re-elected in 1874, 1880 and 1883....
, politician (d.18921892 in Norway-Events:* 31 January - The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.-Notable births:*5 January - John Johnsen, swimmer *1 February - Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist...
) - Erik EriksenErik Eriksen (explorer)Erik Eriksen , was a Norwegian ice sea captain born in Lyngør, Norway. He later moved to Hammerfest, Norway. Eriksen was the inventor of the grenade harpoon used in modern whaling. Erik Eriksen travelled to Tønsberg with a wooden model to commercialize the harpoon with the help of Svend Foyn....
, ice sea captain (d.18881888 in Norway-Events:*In the Norwegian parliamentary election the Conservative Party of Norway wins the most seats-Notable births:*7 January - Thorstein Johansen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist *12 January - Jon Andrå, politician...
) - Jørgen Aall FloodJørgen Aall FloodJørgen Aall Flood was a Norwegian politician, vice consul and businessman.-Personal life:Jørgen Aall Flood was born in 1820 as the first child of merchant Jørgen Flood and his wife Hanna , née Aall. As such his maternal grandfather was Constitutional founding father Jørgen Aall...
, politician, vice consul and businessman (d.18921892 in Norway-Events:* 31 January - The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.-Notable births:*5 January - John Johnsen, swimmer *1 February - Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist...
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Deaths
- 5 May - Søren Georg AbelSøren Georg AbelSøren Georg Abel was a Norwegian priest and politician, also known as the father of mathematician Niels Henrik Abel.-Personal life:...
, priest and politician (b.17721772 in Norway-Arts and literature:*The Norwegian Society , a literary society for Norwegian students in Copenhagen, is formed.-Births:*3 January - Søren Georg Abel, priest and politician...
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