1829 in Norway
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- 17 May - Henrik WergelandHenrik WergelandHenrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...
became a symbol of the fight for celebration of the constitution at May 17, which was later to become the Norwegian National DayNorwegian Constitution DayNorwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai or syttande mai , Nasjonaldagen or Grunnlovsdagen , although the latter is less frequent.- Historical...
. He became a public hero after the infamous "Battle of the SquareBattle of the SquareThe Battle of the Square was a skirmish between Norwegian demonstrators and forces of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway that that took place in Christiania in the evening of 17 May 1829....
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Births
- 26 March - Georg Andreas BullGeorg Andreas BullGeorg Andreas Bull was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Christiania for forty years. He was among the leading architects in the country, and left his mark on Norwegian building history both as a creative architect, and through his measurement studies and archeological...
, architect and chief building inspector (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....
) - 6 April - Ole IrgensOle Irgens (politician)Ole Irgens was a Norwegian politician.He was a relative of the eighteenth century bishop of the same name. He enrolled as a student in 1848 and graduated as cand.theol. in 1853. While working as a school inspector in Bergen he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament, in 1868...
, politician (d.19061906 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* 22 June - Haakon VII and Maud of Wales are crowned rulers of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral.* The 1906 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 19 May - Julius Nicolai JacobsenJulius Nicolai JacobsenJulius Nicolai Jacobsen was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. Based in Græsvig, a settlement built around his sawmill Græsvig Brug, he founded the company J. N. Jacobsen & Co. which was successful during his lifetime.He was born in Strømsø as the son of a sexton...
, businessperson and politician (d.18941894 in Norway-Events:* The 1894 Parliamentary election takes place.-Arts and literature:*Erika Nissen, pianist, is granted an artist's scholarship by the Norwegian state-Notable births:*1 January - Otto Aasen, Nordic skier...
) - 15 June - Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg, politician (d.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 28 September - Erik BodomErik BodomErik Bodom was a Norwegian landscape painter.Bodom was born in Vestby, and was educated in Christiania , but concerned himself more with drawing than his studies. When Hans Gude returned from Germany in 1848, Bodom joined his studio, and traveled with him in 1850 to Düsseldorf...
, painter (d. c1879) - 21 December - Hans Christian HegHans Christian HegHans Christian Heg was a Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin.-Background:...
, colonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
and brigadeBrigadeA brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
commander in the Union ArmyUnion ArmyThe Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
(d.18631863 in Norway-January to June:*19 February - Axel Thue, mathematician *28 February - Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist *21 May - Gunnar Berg, painter *23 June - Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister...
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- Ludvig Daae, politician (d.18931893 in Norway-Arts and literature:*The Norwegian Authors' Union is established.*Edvard Munch paints "The Scream"-January to March:*6 January - Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician...
) - Hans Christian Hanssen-FossnæsHans Christian Hanssen-FossnæsHans Christian Hanssen-Fossnæs was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1883, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Larviks amt, but only served one term. He worked as a farmer....
, politician - Hans Hagerup KragHans Hagerup KragHans Hagerup Krag was a Norwegian engineer.He was hired as an engineer in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in 1852, and served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads from 1874 to 1903. Also, together with Thomas Heftye he founded the Norwegian Mountain Touring...
, engineer (d.19071907 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* June 14 – Norway adopts female suffrage.* Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden....
) - Niels MathiesenNiels Mathiesen-Personal life:Hans Møller was born as the third child of merchant Mathias Thorstensen Mathiesen and Karen, née Johnsen. In total, he had three sisters and three brothers...
, politician and merchant (d.19001900 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....
) - Ole RichterOle RichterOle Jørgensen Richter was a Norwegian lawyer, politician, parliamentarian and Prime Minister of the Norwegian Government in Stockholm....
, lawyer, politician and 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...
(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...
) - Lorentz Henrik Müller SegelckeLorentz Henrik Müller SegelckeLorentz Henrik Müller Segelcke was a Norwegian military officer, engineer and politician. He served as Norwegian Minister of the Army twice in the 1870s, and was the director-general of the Norwegian State Railways from 1883 to 1899.-Personal life:He was born at Bogstad as a son of premier...
, politician and Minister (d.19101910 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...
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- Peder Jacobsen BøgvaldPeder Jacobsen BøgvaldPeder Jacobsen Bøgvald was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament for its first session in 1814, and was re-elected in 1815. He represented the rural constituency of Lister og Mandals Amt ....
, politician (b.1762) - Johan Randulf BullJohan Randulf BullJohan Randulf Bull was a Norwegian judge.He was born in Stod, as the brother of Johan Lausen Bull. He took the jurist examination in Copenhagen in 1778, and was a member of Det Norske Selskab there...
, judge (b.17491749 in Norway-Births:*29 January - Christian Colbjørnsen, chief justice *21 August - Edvard Storm, poet *8 December - Peder Anker, businessman and politician...
) - Ole Clausen MørchOle Clausen MørchOle Clausen Mørch was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Christianssand as the son of Claus Mørch and Johanne Marie Halkier. He married Cathrine Margrethe Tobiesen in June 1797, and the couple had two daughters and two sons...
, politician (b.17741774 in Norway-Births:*25 May - Isaach Isaachsen, politician *2 August - Ole Clausen Mørch, politician...
) - Lars Jakobson ThingnæssetLars Jakobson ThingnæssetLars Jakobson Thingnæsset was a Norwegian farmer and politician.He worked as a farmer at Notenes. He was a representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1815–1816, in 1818 and in 1824. He died in a drowning accident at Kinn....
, farmer and politician (b.17601760 in Norway-Full date unknown:*Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset, farmer and politician...
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