When Carl Johan Sverdrup Marstrander was born on 26 November 1883, in Norway, his father, Frederik Marstrander, was 47 and his mother, Christiane Henriette Brotkorb Sverdrup, was 40. He died on 23 December 1965, in Oslo, Norway, at the age of 82.
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Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Enumerates all persons in Norway on 3 Dec 1900. Also includes data of individuals on Norwegian ships. Includes names, birthdates & birthplaces, marital status, position in family, occupation, nationality etc.
Swedish-Norwegian union was legally dissolved. Norway became a free country in 1905. Danish Prince, Carl Fredrik, became King of Norway, and chose as his name, King Håkon VII. From then on the king was a titular head only.
From an old-fashioned German spelling variant of Karl , the German version of Charles . It is now increasingly used in the English-speaking world, and for some reason is particularly popular in Wales.
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