Timeline of Oslo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Oslo, Norway.

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Prior to 1537

• 1000 - St. Clement's Church built (approximate date).
• 1050
  • Oslo founded by Harald Hardrada (approximate date), according to Snorre's saga.
  • Mariakirken built (approximate date).
• 1070 - Catholic diocese of Oslo established (approximate date).
• 1080 (approximate) Old Aker Church erected (still existing)
• 1153 - Oslo Cathedral School established.
• 1240 - Battle in Oslo 1240
• 1290s - Akershus Fortress construction begins (approximate date).
• 1299 - Norwegian capital relocated to Oslo from Bergen.
• 1308 - Akershus fortress withstands attack by Eric, Duke of Södermanland
• 1314 - Haakon V of Norway declared that the provost of St Mary's church should be chancellor of Norway for ever (was abolished in 1679).
• 1349 - Black Death plague.
• 1352 - St. Hallvard's Cathedral and the other Sogne Churches are burned to the ground in a major fire.

After 1537

• 1537 - Reformation, Norway became a client kingdom under the Danish crown, most of the government administration moved to Copenhagen
• 1567 - city destroyed during Nordic Seven Years' War
• 1624 - 1624 Oslo fire; settlement relocated to newly founded "Christiania," "Oslo" remained the name of a village outside the city
• 1639 - Holy Trinity Cathedral (Oslo) built.
• 1641 - Gamle rådhus (town hall) built.
• 1643 - Printing press in operation.
• 1654 - Vaterland Bridge built.
• 1686 - Fire ruins ¼ of the city.
• 1697 - Domkirken (church) built.
• 1716 - City occupied by forces of Charles XII of Sweden.
• 1769 - first census held and recorded 7469 inhabitants
• 1771 - The first public theatre is inaugurated.
• 1780 - Deichman Library founded.
  • The Det Dramatiske Selskab is founded.

19th century

• 1811 - Royal Frederick University and Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel (civic group) founded.
• 1814
  • Christiania became capital in the new state of Norway
  • University Botanical Garden (Oslo) established.
• 1815 Supreme Court of Norway established
• 1819
  • Morgenbladet (newspaper) begins publication.
  • Oslo Exchange established.
  • Børshagen (park) opens.
• 1827 - Nybrua (bridge) built.
  • The Strömberg Theatre is inaugurated.
• 1829
  • May: Battle of the Square.
  • J.W. Cappelens Forlag (publisher) in business.
• 1836 - National Gallery built.
• 1837
  • Christiania Theatre built.
  • Andreas Tofte becomes mayor.
• 1838 - Christiania becomes a municipality.
• 1841 - Akers Mekaniske Verksted in business.
• 1844 - Toftes Gave (orphanage) established.
• 1848 - Christiania Bank established.
• 1849 - Royal Palace inaugurated.
• 1851
  • "Cellular prison" begins operating.
  • Oslo host a nordic student meeting.
• 1852
  • Christiania Norwegian Theatre opens.
  • Oslo host a nordic student meeting.
• 1854 - Eidsvoll-Christiania railroad, the "Main Line", begins operating.
• 1855 - Population: 31,715
• 1857 - Den norske Creditbank headquartered in city.
• 1858 - 14 April: 1858 Christiania fire.
• 1860 - Aftenposten newspaper begins publication.
• 1863 - Murder of Knut Grøte occurs.
• 1866
  • District Court established.
  • Storting building (for parliament) constructed.
• 1868 - Norwegian Trekking Association headquartered in city.
• 1869 - Oslo host a nordic student meeting.
• 1872
  • Railway Drammen Line begins operating.
  • West Station built.
  • Aschehougs bokhandel (bookshop) in business.
• 1875
  • Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
  • Commerce School established.
• 1876 - Christiania Technical Evening School founded.
• 1878 - City expanded. Frogner, Majorstuen, Torshov, Kampen and Vålerenga are populated and rebuilt.
• 1879 -Husebyrennet ski race held first time
• 1881 - May: Wergeland monument unveiled in Eidsvolls plass.
• 1885
  • 26 February: 1885 speed skating race at Frognerkilen takes place.
  • Folkeakademiet founded.
• 1892 - Holmenkollbakken (ski jump) built, Husebyrennet became Holmenkollen Ski Festival.
• 1894 - Electric tram begins operating.
• 1897 - Centralteatret opens.
• 1898 - Tram Holmenkollen Line begins operating.
• 1899 - Nationaltheateret (theatre) built.
• 1900 - Postage meter (machine) introduced.

20th century

• 1901 - Nobel Peace Prize ceremony begins.
• 1904 - Norwegian Nobel Institute established.
• 1905 - Haakon VII became first king of independent Norway
• 1907 - Norwegian School of Theology established.
• 1908 - Oslo Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1910 - Population: 241,834.
• 1912 - Kjeller Airport begins operating.
• 1913 - Det Norske Teatret opened
• 1914 - 1914 Jubilee Exhibition held.
• 1916 - City Parks Department established.
• 1920 - Synagogue built.
• 1925 - City renamed "Oslo," the "Oslo" suburb renamed "Old Town" (Gamlebyen)
• 1926 - Ankerbrua (bridge) rebuilt.
• 1928
  • Underground Oslo Metro begins operating.
  • Ulvøybrua (bridge) built.
• 1929
  • Det Nye Teater opens.
  • Eldorado Cinema (Oslo) in business.
• 1932 - Oslo breakfast introduced in schools.
• 1934
  • Railway Sognsvann Line begins operating.
  • Saga Kino (cinema) opens.
• 1940 - 9 April: German occupation begins, King and cabinet escaped
• 1941
  • September: Milk strike occurs.
  • Bredtvet concentration camp in operation.
• 1942
  • 25 September: Oslo Mosquito raid by British forces.
  • 26 November: Norwegian Jews deported to Auschwitz from Oslo harbour
• 1943 - 19 December: 1943 Filipstad explosion.
• 1944 - Monolitten (sculpture) unveiled in Frogner Park.
• 1945
  • 8 May German capitulation
  • 7 June King Haakon returned to Oslo and Allied occupation ended
• 1946
  • Armed Forces Museum (Norway) established.
  • Population: 417,238.
• 1948 - Aker becomes part of city.
• 1950 - Oslo City Hall completed after 19 years construction.
• 1952 - February: 1952 Winter Olympics held in Oslo.
• 1954 - Monolittrennet (ski race) begins.
• 1959
  • Peace Research Institute Oslo founded.
  • Sagkrakken Bridge built.
• 1963
  • Club 7 active.
  • Munch Museum opens.
• 1972 - Fiskevollen Bridge built.
• 1973 - Oslo Airport location controversy.
• 1977 - Oslo Concert Hall opens.
• 1980
  • Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies established.
  • Oslo Central Station, Nationaltheatret Station, and Oslo Tunnel open.
• 1982 - Blitz (movement) begins.
• 1990
  • Oslo Spektrum (arena) opens.
  • Festningstunnelen opened
• 1992
  • Oslo byarkiv (city archives) established.
  • Ann-Marit Sæbønes becomes mayor.
• 1993
  • Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations ("Oslo Accords") take place in Oslo.
  • Islamic Council Norway headquartered in city.
• 1994
  • Oslo Courthouse built.
  • Stenersen Museum opens.
• 1995
  • Lodalsbruene (bridge) built.
  • Per Ditlev-Simonsen becomes mayor.
• 1998
  • Rikshospitalet (hospital) opens.
  • Railway Gardermoen Line begins operating.
• 2000 - City celebrates thousand-year jubilee.

21st century

• 2001 - January: Demonstration following Hermansen murder.
• 2002
  • June: World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests.
  • Population: 516,467 city; 783,829 metro.
• 2003
  • Oslo Bysykkel (bikeshare) begins operating.
• 2004
  • 22 August: Robbery takes place at the Munch Museum.
  • Rabita-moskeen (mosque) established.
• 2006 - Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat (mosque) opens.
• 2007 - Fabian Stang becomes mayor.
• 2008 - Oslo Opera House opens.
• 2009 - Stian Berger Røsland becomes governing mayor.
• 2011
  • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011
  • 22 July: Bombing in Regjeringskvartalet; 69 people are massacred on the nearby Utøya island.
  • Akrobaten (bridge) and Nordenga Bridge built.
• 2012 - 16 April: Breivik trial begins.
• 2014
  • March: Bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics submitted.
  • Future Library project organized.
  • Population: 647,676 city; 942,084 metro.
• 2015
  • September: 2015 Oslo municipal election held.
  • 22 July Information Center opens.
• 2018
  • December: The city's urban area passed one million people for the first time.
• 2022
  • June: A terrorist mass shooting occurs in Oslo, killing two and injuring 21.

See also

• Oslo history with brief timeline of major events
• Timeline of transport in Oslo
• Other names of Oslo
• Timelines of other cities in Norway: Bergen
• List of years in Norway

References

This article incorporates information from the Norwegian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

• Hunger. Knut Hamsun (1890). The ultimate book set in Oslo, "this wondrous city that no one leaves before it has made its marks upon him".

Published in the 20th century

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• The Big Foxhunt. Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1983). Set in the late 1970s, telling the story of a young hash dealer.
• Beatles. Lars Saabye Christensen (1984). About growing up in the 1960s.
• Shyness and Dignity. Dag Solstad (1994).

Published in the 21st century

External links

• Map of Oslo, 1981
• Europeana. Items related to Oslo, various dates
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Oslo, various dates.