When Lars Tørrissen Holmedal was born on 18 April 1836, in Øvre Sandvik, Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Torres Aadnesen Sandvik, was 35 and his mother, Ingebor Rasmusdatter, was 35. He married Johanna Torbjørnsdatter on 30 June 1863, in Skånevik, Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway in 1836 and Holmedal, Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway in 1900. He died on 5 November 1922, in Holmedal, Askvoll, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, at the age of 86, and was buried in Kleppestø, Askøy, Hordaland, Norway.
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Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.
School Act of 1860 which required permanent schools in both towns and rural areas.
equivalent of Laurence ; one of the most perennially popular names in Sweden and Denmark.
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