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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 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"
  • 1349 - Black Death plague.
  • 1352 - St. Hallvard's Cathedral and the other Sogne Churches are burned to the ground in a major fire.

    • After 1536

  • 1536 - Reformation, Norway became a province of Denmark, 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
  • 1780 - Deichman Library 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.
  • 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 Vålerengen 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.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Postage meter (machine) introduced.
  • 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.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - City celebrates thousand-year jubilee.
  • 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.

    • References

    Timeline of Oslo Wikipedia
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