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2008 Emma Tallulah Behn, born in Lommedalen, Oslo, Norway
1997 Jan Peder Syse, Prime Minister of Norway 1989 - 1990, dies 1997 Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway/USA), Successful 1994 Norway votes against joining European Union 1994 26.9 degrees C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temp record) 1994 Knut Haukelid, Norway/U.S. resistance fighter (Rjukan 1943), dies at 82 1994 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway 1994 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway 1993 Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45 1992 Longest salami is 68'9 and 25 circumference, weighed 1,492lbs/5oz in Flekkefjord, Norway 1991 1st world championship of women's soccer, U.S. defeats Norway 2-1 1991 Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former U.S.S.R. Baltic reps 1991 Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies 1990 Gro Harlem Brundtland installed as premier of Norway 1990 Mona Grudt, 19, of Norway, crowned 39th Miss Universe 1990 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma 1989 Jan Syse becomes premier of Norway 1988 Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics 1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 5k woman's record (14:37.33) 1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74 1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 10K woman's record (30:13.74) 1986 Norway Showcase groundbreaking 1986 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55 1983 Grete Waitz of Norway, wins 1st all-women Marathon (Helsinki Fin) 1981 Gro Harlem Brundtland elected premier of Norway 1975 Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m 1972 Norway rejects membership in European Common Market 1972 Norway votes to join common market 1972 Christian Ruud, born in Oslo, Norway, tennis star, 1989 Norwegian 1970 Knut Holmann, born in Norway, rower, 1996 Olympics gold 1969 Tine Moberg-Parker, born in Oslo, Norway, Canada Europe class yachter 1996 Olympics 1967 Norway requests European Common Market membership 1964 John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1963 Erling Kagge, Norway, explorer, South Pole 1961 Magne Furuholmen, born in Oslo, Norway, keyboardist/vocalist, Aha-Take on Me 1961 Pal Waaktaar, born in Oslo, Norway, rock guitarist and vocalist, A-ha 1960 John Aalberg, Orland Norway, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1960 Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Australia author (Town like Alice), dies at 60 1959 Morten Harket, Konigsberg Norway, rocker, Aha-Take on Me 1957 Olav V, becomes king of Norway 1957 Haakon VII (CF Charles WA), Danish king of Norway (1905-57), dies 1957 Jon Engen, born in Oslo, Norway, U.S. biathelete 1994 Olympics 1956 Ingrid Kristiansen, born in Norway, marathoner, Olympic-4th-1984, Bost-86, 89 1953 Greta Andersen Waitz, born in Oslo, Norway, marathoner, New York City - 1984 1952 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway 1952 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway 1951 Lillian Muller, Grimstad Norway, playmate of year, Aug, 1975 1951 Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold 1950 John Voldstad, Oslo Norway, actor, Darryl-Newhart 1948 Alf Hansen, born in Norway, double sculls, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1947 Terje Rypdal, born in Oslo, Norway, composer, guitarist, works include 'Mystery Man', 'Last Nite', featured in the film 'Heat' 1945 German troops in Netherlands, Denmark and Norway surrender 1944 RAF sink German battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord Norway 1944 Grieg/Work/Forest's musical "Song of Norway," premieres in New York City 1943 Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1942 Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark in WW II 1940 German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling government 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II 1940 Last British troops leave Narvik, Norway 1940 British-French troops capture Narvik Norway 1940 British troops land at Narvik, Norway 1940 Allied troops land in Norway 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II, Denmark surrenders 1940 British destroyers board German Altmark off Norway 1940 British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway 1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway, PM/feminist/conservatist 1939 Ollie Ellefsater, Norway, 3K steeplechase, Olympics-1960 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica 1937 Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway 1937 Magnar Solberg, Norway, 20K biathalete, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics 1936 Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold 1933 Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1932 Harald V, King of Norway, 1991- 1931 Arne Nordheim, born in Larvik, Norway, conductor and composer, Aftonland 1931 Norway occupies East-Greenland 1931 Norway claims Peter I Island 1930 Johan Galtung, Norway, polemologist, Meaning of Nonviolence 1930 John Robson, British ambassador, Norway 1929 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway 1929 Hallgeir Brenden, Norway, 15K/18K cross country, Gold Medal 1952, 1956 Olympics 1928 Christopher Hornsrud chosen Prime Minister of Norway at age 101 1927 Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom 1952 Olympics gold 1927 Ole Olsen, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major, dies at 77 in Oslo, Norway 1927 Torbjorn Falkanger, Norway, took Olympic oath, 1952 1926 Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting, Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics 1925 Norway annexes Spitsbergen 1925 Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo 1924 Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim 1923 Hjalmar Andersen, born in Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater, 1952 Olympics gold 1923 Martin Stokken, Norway, nordic relay 1952 Olympics silver 1920 Jens Bjorneboe, Norway, poet and writer, Dikt, Jonas 1920 Art Van Damme, born in Norway, Michigan, jazz accordionist, Chicago Jazz 1919 Laila Schou Nilsen, born in Norway, downhill skier, 1936 Olympics gold 1918 Peder Lunde, Norway, yachtsman 1952 Olympics silver 1917 Simon Slattvik, Norway, cross country ski jumper 1952 Olympics gold 1916 Roald Dahl, Norway, sci-fi author, Over to You, Taste, 2 Fables 1916 Norway approves active and passive female suffrage 1914 Thor Heyerdahl, Norway, anthropologist/explorer, Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku 1914 1st air flight out of sight of land, Scotland to Norway 1912 Denmark, Norway and Sweden declare neutrality in Comende war 1912 Sonja Henie, born in Oslo, Norway, ice skater/actress, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics 1911 Birger Ruud, Norway, 90m ski jumper, Gold Medals 1932, 1936 Olympics 1911 Olaf Okern, born in Norway, Nordic skier, Olympic-medal-1948 1911 Charles Mathiesen, Norway, 1500m speed skater 1936 Olympics gold 1909 Thor Thorvaldsen, Norway, yachtsman, Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics 1908 Oddbjorn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper 1936 Olympics gold 1907 Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies 1907 Tutta Rolf, Norway, actress, Whalers 1907 Norway restricts woman's voting rights 1906 Klaus Egge, Gransherad, Telemark Norway, composer, Noregsonger 1906 Hakon VII crowned king of Norway 1906 Sigve Lie, born in Norway, yachtsmans, Gold 1948, 1952 Olympics 1905 Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway 1905 Union of Sweden and Norway ends 1905 Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814 1904 Ivar Ballangrud, born in Norway, Olympic speed skater, 4 gold, 2 silver 1903 Olav AFEC of Schleswig-Holstein-S-G, King Olav V of Norway, 1957-91 1901 Arthur Pierson, born in Oslo, Norway, actor and director, Hat Check Girl 1899 Nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist, On the Beach, Town Like Alice 1897 Harald Saeverud, born in Bergen, Norway, composer, Saline, 1896 Trygve Halvdan Lie, born in Norway, 1st United Nations secretary general, 1946-52 1895 Ragnar Frisch, Norway, economist, won 1st Nobel prize in economy in 1969 1895 Norway adopts Mid-European time 1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1887 Francis Bull, Norway, writer, Norsk literature historian 1883 Olav Aukrust, Norway, poet 1882 Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist, Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928 1876 Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater, Olympic-bronze-1920 1872 Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies 1872 Haakon VII, born in Charlottenlund, Denmark, King of Norway, 1905-57 1872 Roald Amundsen, born in Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole 1871 W F A A Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway, dies at 42 1869 Christian Lange, Norway, pacifist/internationalist, Nobel 1921 1863 Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker, The Scream 1859 Knut Hamsun, born in Norway, writer/Nazi, Hunger-Nobel 1920 1859 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 1856 Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer 1851 Waldemar Brogger, Norway, geologist/mineralogist, Metamict State 1850 Ole Olsen, born in Hammerfest, Norway, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major 1846 B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer, Hellemyrsfolket 1844 Charles XIV Johan, Jean B Bernadotte, King of Sweden/Norway, dies 1843 Edvard Hagerup Grieg, born in Bergen, Norway, composer, Bewitched One 1839 Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 1832 Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norway, novelist, Pa Guds Veje, Nobel-1903 1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden, 1872 - 1907, Norway, -1905, poet 1828 WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands 1828 Henrik Ibsen, born in Norway, playwright, Peer Gynt, Hedda Gabler 1826 Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway, 1859 - 1872, poet 1818 Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) 1814 Norway's independence proclaimed 1814 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1810 Ole Bull, born in Bergen, Norway, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater 1802 Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter 1799 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway, 1844-59 1768 Frederick VI, Danish king, 1808-39, ; lost Norway to Sweden, 1814 1766 Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42 1763 Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway, 1818-44 1748 Charles XIII, King of Sweden, 1809-18, Norway, 1814-18 1746 Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies 1730 Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies 1723 Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway, 1746-66 1718 Battle at Frederikshall Norway 1715 Swedish troops occupy Norway 1699 Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway 1671 Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway, 1699-1730 1670 Frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60 1648 Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies 1609 Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, 1648-70, ; absolutist 1588 Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 1582 Spanish Netherlands/Denmark/Norway adopt Gregorian calendar 1559 Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies 1534 Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway, 1559-88 1533 Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 1520 Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde 1503 Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway, 1534-59 1481 Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1471 Frederik I, king of Denmark/Norway, 1523-33 1448 Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha 1397 Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway 1387 Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies 1374 Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies 1319 Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies 1280 Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 1263 Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies 1238 Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway, 1263-80 1164 Olaf, King of Norway, dies 1136 Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered 1103 Magnus III Berbein, Blootbeen, King of Norway (1093-1103), dies 1066 Battle of Stampford Bridge King Harold Godwinson II of England, beaten by his brother King Harold Hardrada of Norway 1066 Harald III Hardrada, king of Norway (1047-66), dies in battle at 51 1066 Battle at Fulford: Norway king Harald III Hardrada beats British militia 1047 Magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies 1030 Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad |
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