Timeline of Oslo

The following is a 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 Duke Erik Magnusson
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 - ; settlement relocated to newly founded "Christiania," "Oslo" remained the name of a village outside the city
1639 - built.
1641 - (town hall) built.
1643 - Printing press in operation.
1654 - Vaterland Bridge built.
1686 - Fire ruins ÃÂ¼ 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.
(park) opens.
1827 - Nybrua (bridge) built.
The StrÃÂ¶mberg 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 - newspaper begins publication.
1863 - Murder of Knut GrÃÂ¸te 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.
(bookshop) in business.
1875
Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
Commerce School established.
1876 - founded.
1878 - City expanded. Frogner, Majorstuen, Torshov, Kampen and VÃÂ¥lerenga 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.
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 - 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.
(bridge) built.
1929
Det Nye Teater opens.
Eldorado Cinema (Oslo) in business.
1932 - Oslo breakfast introduced in schools.
1934
Railway Sognsvann Line begins operating.
(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 - (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 - (ski race) begins.
1959
Peace Research Institute Oslo founded.
built.
1963
Club 7 active.
Munch Museum opens.
1972 - 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
(city archives) established.
Ann-Marit SÃÂ¦bÃÂ¸nes 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
(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.
(mosque) established.
2006 - Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat (mosque) opens.
2007 - Fabian Stang becomes mayor.
2008 - Oslo Opera House opens.
2009 - Stian Berger RÃÂ¸sland 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 UtÃÂ¸ya island, causing 77 deaths combined (67 from the massacre, 7 from the bombing, and 2 indirectly).
(bridge) and 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: 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.

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

The Big Foxhunt. Ingvar AmbjÃÂ¸rnsen (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.