When Sigrid Aslaug Monsen was born on 28 September 1903, in Onsøy Kirke, Onsøy, Østfold, Norway, her father, Hans Jorgen Monsen, was 53 and her mother, Julie Mathilde Olsdatter, was 36. She died on 16 December 1987, in her hometown, at the age of 84.
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Birth year of Åsta Holth. Well-known Norwegian author who was born at Svullrya in Hedmark county. She was of Forest Finnish descent. Many of her written works were about the residents of Finnskogen. Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer.
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.
German occupation of Norway from 9 April 1940 to 9 May 1945. Much damage was done to northern Norway.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Monrad, Erik, Nels, Anders, Maren.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Mons, an assimilated form of Magnus . This surname is rare in Denmark. Compare Monson , Munsen , and Munson .
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