1903 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
: Otto BlehrOtto BlehrOtto Albert Blehr was a Norwegian attorney and politician representing the Liberal Party. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1902 to 1903 during the Union between Sweden and Norway and from 1921 to 1923 following the Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.He served as...
, succeeded by: - Prime Minister of Norway: Francis HagerupFrancis HagerupGeorge Francis Hagerup was a Norwegian lawyer, diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 14 October 1895 to 17 February 1898 and from 22 October 1903 to 11 March 1905.Francis Hagerup grew up in Trondheim...
Events
- 7 April - Fredrikstad Football Club (FFK) is founded
- 16 June – Roald AmundsenRoald AmundsenRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912 and he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage....
commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest PassageNorthwest PassageThe Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
by leaving Oslo, Norway. - 10 August – The Oseberg shipOseberg shipThe Oseberg ship is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway.-Burial mound:...
, a well-preserved Viking shipViking shipViking ships were vessels used during the Viking Age in Northern Europe. Scandinavian tradition of shipbuilding during the Viking Age was characterized by slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true keel. They were clinker built, which is the overlapping of planks riveted together...
from the 9th century9th centuryThe 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era.-West Africa:- Southeastern Nigeria :...
, was discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near TønsbergTønsbergis a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....
in the VestfoldVestfoldis a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
county. - 22 October - Francis HagerupFrancis HagerupGeorge Francis Hagerup was a Norwegian lawyer, diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 14 October 1895 to 17 February 1898 and from 22 October 1903 to 11 March 1905.Francis Hagerup grew up in Trondheim...
succeeded Otto BlehrOtto BlehrOtto Albert Blehr was a Norwegian attorney and politician representing the Liberal Party. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1902 to 1903 during the Union between Sweden and Norway and from 1921 to 1923 following the Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.He served as...
as Prime Minister of Norway - The 1903 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1903-Results:...
takes place. - Edvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
, in ParisParisParis 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...
, became the first Norwegian to make gramophone records
Notable Births
- 19 January - Dyre VaaDyre VaaDyre Vaa was a Norwegian sculptor and painter.-Background:He was born in Kviteseid, Telemark, and later lived and worked in Rauland. Vaa grew up the youngest of five siblings in a wealthy home. His father was one of the largest forest owners in Telemark...
, sculptor and painter (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - 29 January - Olav RytterOlav RytterOlav Rytter was a Norwegian newspaper editor, radio personality, foreign correspondent, philologist and translator....
, newspaper editor, radio personality, foreign correspondent, philologist and translator (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 3 February - Johan Strand JohansenJohan Strand JohansenJohan Strand Johansen was Norwegian Minister of Labour in 1945. From 1945-1949 and later from 1954-1957 he represented the Communist Party of Norway in the Parliament of Norway...
, politician and Minister (d.19701970 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea...
) - 25 February - Olav Kjetilson NylundOlav Kjetilson NylundOlav Kjetilson Nylund was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (d.19571957 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway - until his death on September 21, Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 March - The Kongsberg Silver Mines closes....
) - 17 March - Olav MeisdalshagenOlav MeisdalshagenOlav Meisdalshagen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He is best known for serving as the Norwegian Minister of Finance from December 1947 to November 1951 and as the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from January 1955 to May 1956...
, politician and Minister (d.19591959 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 February - The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet holds its first performance in Folketeatret in Oslo....
) - 27 March - Leif TronstadLeif TronstadLeif Hans Larsen Tronstad DSO, OBE was a Norwegian scientist, intelligence officer and military organizer. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927 and was a prolific researcher and writer of academic publications...
, scientist, intelligence officer and military organizer (d.19451945 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile until 9 May** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold until 25 June, Einar Gerhardsen *German Military Governor...
) - 28 March - Hans Kristian BromstadHans Kristian BromstadHans Kristian Bromstad was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the term 1958–1961 and 1961–1965....
, politician (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - 24 April - Anders Platou WyllerAnders Platou WyllerAnders Platou Wyller was a Norwegian philologist and humanist.-Personal life:Wyller was born in Stavanger, and was the brother of notable nurse Ingrid Wyller....
, philologist and humanist (d.19401940 in Norway- Overview :1940 is the year when Norway becomes drawn into World War II. On 9 April Nazi Germany invades the country which, however spared many of the atrocities which befell other nations, remains occupied until 8 May 1945...
) - 27 April - Tor SkjønsbergTor SkjønsbergTor Vangen Skjønsberg was a Norwegian resistance leader, by education he was a lawyer.In 1941 Tor Skjønsberg called for a meeting "Grimelundsmøtet" which is considered the start of organized resistance in Norway....
, resistance leader, politician and Minister (d.19931993 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 30 April - Norway's registered partnership civil union law is passed....
) - 28 April - Egil RasmussenEgil RasmussenEgil Rasmussen was a Norwegian author, literature critic and musician.Born in Bossekop village, Alta municipality, his family moved to Tromsø when Rasmussen was 3 years old, and he grew up there....
, author, literature critic and musician (d.19641964 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 January – The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn*14 September – Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic...
) - 2 May - Øivin FjeldstadØivin FjeldstadØivin Fjeldstad was a Norwegian conductor and violinist who led the Oslo Philharmonic from 1962 to 1969.A native of Oslo, Øivin Fjeldstad debuted as a violinist in 1921 following musical instruction in the conservatories of Oslo and Leipzig...
, conductor and violinist (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 19 May - Karl Eugen HammerstedtKarl Eugen HammerstedtKarl Eugen Hammerstedt was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament.Markussen was born...
, politician (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 24 May - Gudbrand Bernhardsen TandbergGudbrand Bernhardsen TandbergGudbrand Bernhardsen Tandberg was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Nes, Buskerud.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but died in the last year of the term...
, politician (d.19491949 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* October 10 - The 1949 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 26 May - Sverre HelgesenSverre HelgesenSverre Helgesen was a Norwegian high jumper, sports official and journalist.He was born in Bodø and died in Oslo. He represented the sports club Bodø og Omegns IF, then IK Tjalve after moving to Oslo...
, high jumper (d.19811981 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli until 4 February, Gro Harlem Brundtland until 14 October, Kåre Willoch -Events:...
) - 1 June - Hans VogtHans VogtHans Vogt was a Norwegian linguist specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially Georgian. He also did significant early work on the Kalispel language....
, linguist (d.19861986 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 9 May - Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time....
) - 14 June - Nils HelgheimNils HelgheimNils Helgheim was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961....
, politician (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - 17 June - Halvor BunkholtHalvor BunkholtHalvor Bunkholt is a Norwegian politician for the Farmer's Party.He was born in Saude.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1950, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (d.19781978 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 7 September - Skateboarding is banned in Norway.-Literature:*Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award....
) - 25 June - Kai Knudsen, politician (d.19771977 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 12 September - The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 26 June - Iver Johan UnsgårdIver Johan UnsgårdIver Johan Unsgård was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (d.19931993 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 30 April - Norway's registered partnership civil union law is passed....
) - 2 July - Olav V of NorwayOlav V of NorwayOlav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
, King of Norway (d.19911991 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway - until his death on January 17, Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:*17 January - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway dies*Rjukanbanen railway line closes ....
) - 4 July - Hans Jacob UstvedtHans Jacob UstvedtHans Jacob Neumann Ustvedt was a Norwegian medical doctor and broadcasting administrator. He was a driving force of the doctors' resistance during the World War II, had to flee to Sweden in 1942, and was leading the medical office at the Norwegian legation in Stockholm...
, medical doctor and broadcasting administrator (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - 12 July - Haldis TjernsbergHaldis TjernsbergHaldis Tjernsberg was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in Sande.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as a deputy representative in the periods 1954–1957 and 1957–1961...
, politician (d.19721972 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald -Events:* 15 June - The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67....
) - 31 July - Sigmund SkardSigmund SkardSigmund Skard was a Norwegian poet, essayist and professor of literature.He was born in Kristiansand as a son of educators Matias Skard and Gyda Christensen . He was a nephew of Johannes Skar and Christopher Bruun, a brother of Bjarne and Eiliv Skard and a half-brother of Olav and Torfinn...
, poet, essayist and professor of literature (d.19951995 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* January 1 – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves....
) - 17 August - Kittill Kristoffersen BergKittill Kristoffersen BergKittill Kristoffersen Berg was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament.Berg was born in Rollag and a member of Rollag municipality...
, politician (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 17 August - Olav SundeOlav SundeOlav Sunde was a javelin thrower from Oslo, Norway. He represented IK Tjalve.He won the bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a throw of 63.97 metres. At the 1932 Summer Olympics he finished ninth with 60.81 metres. In addition he won nine Norwegian championships between 1927 and 1937...
, javelin thrower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19851985 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 25 February - The trial of the accused spy Arne Treholt starts.* 20 June – Arne Treholt was sentenced to 20 years in prison for espionage....
) - 29 August - Ole StenenOle StenenOle Stenen is a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s....
, Nordic skier, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - 15 September - Trygve BraarudTrygve BraarudTrygve Braarud was a Norwegian botanist. He specialized in marine biology, and was affiliated with the University of Oslo for most of his career.-Career:...
, botanist (d.19851985 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 25 February - The trial of the accused spy Arne Treholt starts.* 20 June – Arne Treholt was sentenced to 20 years in prison for espionage....
) - 15 October - Erik AnkerErik AnkerErik Anker was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Norna in the 6 metre class event.-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19941994 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 15–17 April – The Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø, turns out to be one of the most dramatic purges in the history of Norwegian party politics, ending with the libertarian section of the party...
) - 20 November - Leif SkagnæsLeif SkagnæsLeif Skagnæs was a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed in early 1930s. He won an individual silver at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....
, Nordic combined skier - 24 November - Sverre Bernhard NybøSverre Bernhard NybøSverre Bernhard Nybø was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions....
, politician (d.19761976 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 15 January, Odvar Nordli -Events:* 15 January - Odvar Nordli becomes Prime Minister of Norway* 15 January – Nordli's Cabinet was appointed....
) - 27 November - Karen Grønn-HagenKaren Grønn-HagenKaren Grønn-Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was born in Tynset.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1961. From August to September 1963 she served as the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng...
, politician and Minister (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - 27 November - Lars OnsagerLars OnsagerLars Onsager was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University....
, physical chemistPhysical chemistryPhysical chemistry is the study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of physical laws and concepts...
and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
(d.19761976 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 15 January, Odvar Nordli -Events:* 15 January - Odvar Nordli becomes Prime Minister of Norway* 15 January – Nordli's Cabinet was appointed....
) - 6 December - Kristian HovdeKristian HovdeKristian Hovde was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the late 1920s in the early 1930s.He was born in Vikersund....
, cross country skier - 15 December - Georg BraatheGeorg BraatheGeorg Braathe was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He represented IK Tjalve....
, long distance runner (d.19681968 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 19 February - Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people.* 19 March - The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen....
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- Kirsten HansteenKirsten HansteenKirsten Hansteen was the Norwegian appointed Minister of Social Affairs in 1945, and the first ever female member of cabinet in Norway. She represented the Communist Party of Norway. Her husband Viggo Hansteen was executed by the German occupation forces in 1941. She edited the underground...
, politician and Minister, first female member of cabinet in Norway (d.19741974 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 2 January - drilling rig "Transocean 3" sinks in the North Sea....
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Notable deaths
- 20 March - Carl Anton BjerknesCarl Anton BjerknesCarl Anton Bjerknes was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist. Bjerknes' earlier work was in pure mathematics, but he is principally known for his studies in hydrodynamics.-Biography:...
, mathematician and physicist (b.18251825 in Norway-Events:* 27 November - Population Census: Norway had 1,051,318 inhabitants.-Births:*13 March - Hans Gude, painter *30 March - Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet *28 April - Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician...
) - 17 August - Hans GudeHans GudeHans Fredrik Gude was a Norwegian romanticist painter and is considered along with Johan Christian Dahl to be one of Norway's foremost landscape painters...
, painter (b.18251825 in Norway-Events:* 27 November - Population Census: Norway had 1,051,318 inhabitants.-Births:*13 March - Hans Gude, painter *30 March - Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet *28 April - Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician...
) - 28 August - 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 (b.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
) - 12 October - Olaus AlvestadOlaus AlvestadPeter Olaus Alvestad was a Norwegian educator and newspaper editor.Born in Haram, he graduated from the teacher's college in Asker in 1888. He worked as a teacher at several schools, including Sagatun Folk High School, until 1895 when he founded Voss Folk High School together with Lars Eskeland...
, educator and newspaper editor (b.18661866 in Norway-Events:* 5 March – The official inauguration of the Parliament of Norway Building .-January to June:*5 January - Johan Gjøstein, educator, newspaper editor and politician *21 January - Olaus Alvestad, educator and newspaper editor...
) - 27 October - 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 (b.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
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- Jacob Thurmann IhlenJacob Thurmann IhlenJacob Thurmann Ihlen was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:He was born in Holmestrand as the son of ship-owner Nils Ihlen and Barbara Wincentz Thurmann...
, politician (b.18331833 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Sophus Bugge, philologist *29 June - Peter Waage, chemist and professor *6 July - Christian Andreas Irgens, politician *10 August - Peter Laurentius Larsen, Norwegian-American Lutheran Educator -Births:*5 January - Sophus Bugge, philologist (d.1907)*29 June - Peter Waage,...
) - Christian Fredrik SissenèrChristian Fredrik SissenèrChristian Fredrik Møllerop Sissenèr was a Norwegian real estate owner and politician for the Conservative Party.Sissenèr was born in Trondhjem, and inherited his mother...
, property owner and politician (b.18491849 in Norway-Events:* 26 July – The official inauguration of the Norwegian Royal Palace , which occurred during the reign of Oscar I.-Births:*18 February - Alexander Kielland, novelist...
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