Timeline of Oslo


Timeline of Oslo


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

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
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    • 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: 2011 Norway attacks, consisting of a bombing in Regjeringskvartalet, and a massacre on the nearby Utøya island, causing 77 deaths combined (67 from the massacre, 7 from the bombing, and 2 indirectly).
      • 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

    External links

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

    Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: Timeline of Oslo by Wikipedia (Historical)



     


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