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List of events
Events in the year 1905 in
Norway .
1905 is the year when Norway regained its independence after the dissolution of the
Union between Sweden and Norway . For the first time since 1397 Norway had a national king, after 500 years of political unions with other
Scandinavia countries — the
Kalmar Union until 1532, then the united kingdoms of
Denmark-Norway until
1814 , and finally a
personal union with Sweden until 1905. The article
Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 covers the events surrounding the break with Sweden in depth.
15 January – A major
rockfall hit the lake
Loenvatnet in
Sogn og Fjordane , creating a 40 m (130 ft) flood wave that destroyed the villages of Ytre Nesdal and Bødal, killing 61 people.
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7 June – The
Norwegian
Parliament declares the union with
Sweden
dissolved , and Norway achieves full independence
23 September – Norway and Sweden sign the "
Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
16 October – Union resolution for 1905 : After the warmongering and hard negotiations was the Norwegian union with Sweden formally dissolved when the Swedish parliament recognized Norway as a separate state.
26 October – Norway was recognized by
Sweden as an independent
constitutional monarchy .
12 November – a referendum confirmed the
monarchy and rejected a
republican form of government.
18 November – The Norwegian Parliament unanimously elected the Danish Prince Carl to be king (which was named King
Haakon VII ).
25 November –
Haakon VII and his family arrived in
Christiania (present-day
Oslo ).
2 December – Norsk hydro-elektrisk Kvælstofaktieselskab , later known simply as
Norsk Hydro , is founded
The
Knut Hamsund novel Stridende Liv. Skildringer fra Vesten og Østen was published.
The last
Alexander Kielland essay, Omkring Napoleon (On Napoleon ), was published.
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1 January –
Kaare Sundby , engineer, resistance member, executed (died
1945 )
1 January –
Lise Lindbæk , war correspondent (died
1961 )
6 January –
Asbjørn Listerud , politician (died
1981 )
15 January –
Marius Sandvei , linguist, educator and language politician (died
1993 ).
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17 January –
Øivind Jensen , boxer (died
1989 )
23 January –
Torger Hovi , politician (died
1980 )
7 February –
Erling Fredriksfryd , politician (died
1977 )
19 February –
Birger Halvorsen , high jumper (died
1976 )
22 February –
Elling Enger , composer, organist, and choir conductor (died
1979 )
4 March –
Per Mørch Hansson , businessman (died
1994 ).
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10 March –
Tormod Normann , lawyer, competitive swimmer and sports administrator (died
1974 ).
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4 April –
Arne Randers Heen , mountain climber (died
1991 ).
[9]
8 April –
Bernt Evensen , speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist (died
1979 )
12 April –
Inger Hagerup , author, playwright and poet (died
1985 )
13 April –
Edgar Christensen , boxer (died
1977 )
20 April –
Sigurd Marcussen , politician
28 April –
Ernst Fredrik Eckhoff , judge (died
1997 )
30 April –
Martin Skaaren , politician (died
1999 )
4 May –
Sverre Offenberg Løberg , politician (died
1976 )
12 May –
Arna Vågen , missionary and politician (died
2005 )
18 May –
Arndt Jorgens , baseball player in America (died
1980 )
29 June –
Andreas Honerød , politician (died
1965 )
Harald Kihle
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