1838 in Norway
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Events
- 1 January - Fulfilling a law from 1837 all parishes form the bases for the establishment of altogether 396 formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
s, the precursor of municipalitiesMunicipalities of NorwayNorway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
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Births
- 10 January - Johan Christopher BrunJohan Christopher BrunJohan Christopher Brun was a Norwegian pharmacist and politician.He was the son of Lorentz Christopher Brun and Anne Regine Schmidt . He married Cicilie Georgine Hagen in 1863, and the couple had several children.He spent his professional career as a pharmacist in Trondhjem...
, pharmacist and politician (d.19141914 in Norway-January to March:*31 January - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist *3 March - Håkon Johnsen, politician *7 March - Knut Bergsland, linguist *7 March - Arne Jensen, banker*18 March - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister...
) - 12 March - Johan Gerhard Theodor AmelnJohan Gerhard Theodor AmelnJohan Gerhard Theodor Ameln was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Bergen. He worked as a merchant in that city.He was an uncle of Henrik Ameln....
, politician (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....
) - 23 March - Johan Christian HeuchJohan Christian HeuchJohan Christian Heuch, often referred to as J. C. Heuch was a Norwegian bishop and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:...
, bishop and politician (d.19041904 in Norway-Events:* 23 January – Ålesund Fire: a major fire break out during the night in the town of Ålesund. The fire destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era...
) - 28 December - Albert Marius JacobsenAlbert Marius JacobsenAlbert Marius Jacobsen was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Liberal Party.-Personal life:He was born in Vågå as the second son of Johanne Georgine Jørgensen and her husband Nils Lauritz Severin Jacobsen. He had several brothers, among them Oscar Jacobsen.In 1863 Oscar Jacobsen...
, military officer and 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...
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- Ludvig AubertLudvig AubertLudvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert was a Norwegian jurist and politician, son of Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert.As a teacher of law from 1866 onwards, he published noted works of legal history, comparative law and commercial law. A moderate Conservative, he also served as Minister of Justice from April...
, politician and Minister (d.18961896 in Norway-Events:* 11 July – Noregs Ungdomslag was founded.-January to March:*2 February - Einar Ræder, long jumper *5 February - Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician...
) - Jacob Aall BonnevieJacob Aall BonnevieJacob Aall Bonnevie was a Norwegian school director and a politician for the Conservative Party. Born in Christiania , he was the son of Honoratus Bonnevie who later became mayor of the city...
, politician and Minister (d.19041904 in Norway-Events:* 23 January – Ålesund Fire: a major fire break out during the night in the town of Ålesund. The fire destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era...
) - Edvard Hans HoffEdvard Hans HoffEdvard Hans Hoff was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Defense 1889-1891. Hoff was military officer, and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1905...
, politician and Minister (d.19331933 in Norway-Events:* 17 May - Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort establish the Norwegian fascist party "Nasjonal Samling" * 1 July - The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation was founded....
) - Christian Johansen IhlenChristian Johansen IhlenChristian Johansen Ihlen was a Norwegian politician for the Moderate Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the rural constituency of Buskerud Amt. He worked as a farmer there. He served only one three-year term.-References:...
, politician - Ole C. JohnsonOle C. JohnsonOle Johnson was a Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War who served with the Scandinavian Regiment.-Background:...
, soldier in 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.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...
) - Anders Nicolai KiærAnders Nicolai KiærAnders Nicolai Kiær was a Norwegian statistician who first proposed that a representative sample rather than a complete enumerating survey could and used should be used to collect information about a population....
, statistician (d.19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - Christian Homann SchweigaardChristian Homann SchweigaardChristian Homann Schweigaard was a Norwegian Supreme Court lawyer and politician . He was prime minister in "April the Ministry" in 1884...
, politician and Prime Minister (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...
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- Syvert Amundsen EegSyvert Amundsen EegSyvert Amundsen Eeg was a Norwegian farmer and politician.He hailed from Søgne, where he worked as a farmer and shipmaster.He was elected to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, representing the constituency of Mandals Amt. He left politics after this.-References:...
, farmer and politician (b.1757)