Brief Life History of Olaf
When Olaf Augustinus was born on 29 July 1896, in Almind, Brusk, Vejle, Denmark, his father, Augustinus Sørensen, was 56 and his mother, Ane Margrethe Christensen, was 36. He lived in Yding, Skanderborg, Denmark in 1921 and Eggeslevmagle, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark in 1925.
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Sources (7)
- Olaf Aügüstinus, "Denmark Census, 1925"
- Olaf, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Olaf Augustinus in household of Signe Søgård, "Denmark Census, 1921"
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World Events (8)
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
1917
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
1939
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
Name Meaning
from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements anu ‘ancestor’ + leifr ‘heir, descendant’. St Olaf , King of Norway ( 995–1030 ), aided the spread of Christianity in his kingdom. The name was introduced to Britain before the Norman Conquest, but modern use as a given name in the English-speaking world originated in America, where it was taken by recent Scandinavian immigrants.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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