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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).[1]
- 1050
- Oslo founded by Harald Hardrada (approximate date),[2][3] according to Snorre's saga.
- Mariakirken built (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1070 - Catholic diocese of Oslo established (approximate date).[4]
- 1080 (approximate) Old Aker Church erected (still existing)
- 1153 - Oslo Cathedral School established.[5]
- 1240 - Battle in Oslo 1240
- 1290s - Akershus Fortress construction begins (approximate date).
- 1299 - Norwegian capital relocated to Oslo from Bergen.[5]
- 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.[5]
- 1352 - St. Hallvard's Cathedral and the other Sogne Churches are burned to the ground in a major fire.
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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,"[6][7] "Oslo" remained the name of a village outside the city
- 1639 - Holy Trinity Cathedral (Oslo) built.[8]
- 1641 - Gamle rådhus (town hall) built.
- 1643 - Printing press in operation.[9]
- 1654 - Vaterland Bridge built.[citation needed]
- 1686 - Fire ruins ¼ of the city.[citation needed]
- 1697 - Domkirken (church) built.[8]
- 1716 - City occupied by forces of Charles XII of Sweden.[2][7]
- 1769 - first census held and recorded 7469 inhabitants[citation needed]
- 1771 - The first public theatre is inaugurated.
- 1780 - Deichman Library founded.[10]
- The Det Dramatiske Selskab is founded.
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19th century
- 1811 - Royal Frederick University[2] and Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel (civic group)[11] 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.[12]
- Børshagen (park) opens.[11]
- 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.[citation needed]
- 1837
- Christiania Theatre built.[13]
- Andreas Tofte becomes mayor.
- 1838 - Christiania becomes a municipality.[citation needed]
- 1841 - Akers Mekaniske Verksted in business.
- 1844 - Toftes Gave (orphanage) established.
- 1848 - Christiania Bank established.[14]
- 1849 - Royal Palace inaugurated.[2]
- 1851
- "Cellular prison" begins operating.[15]
- Oslo host a nordic student meeting.
- 1852
- Christiania Norwegian Theatre opens.[16]
- Oslo host a nordic student meeting.
- 1854 - Eidsvoll-Christiania railroad, the "Main Line", begins operating.[6]
- 1855 - Population: 31,715
- 1857 - Den norske Creditbank headquartered in city.[14]
- 1858 - 14 April: 1858 Christiania fire.
- 1860 - Aftenposten newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1863 - Murder of Knut Grøte occurs.
- 1866
- District Court established.
- Storting building (for parliament) constructed.
- 1868 - Norwegian Trekking Association headquartered in city.[17]
- 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.[18]
- 1876 - Christiania Technical Evening School founded.[18]
- 1878 - City expanded. Frogner, Majorstuen, Torshov, Kampen and Vålerenga are populated and rebuilt.[citation needed]
- 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.[16]
- 1898 - Tram Holmenkollen Line begins operating.[11]
- 1899 - Nationaltheateret (theatre) built.[citation needed]
- 1900 - Postage meter (machine) introduced.[19]
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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.[20]
- 1912 - Kjeller Airport begins operating.
- 1913 - Det Norske Teatret opened
- 1914 - 1914 Jubilee Exhibition held.
- 1916 - City Parks Department established.[11]
- 1920 - Synagogue built.
- 1925 - City renamed "Oslo," the "Oslo" suburb renamed "Old Town" (Gamlebyen)[21]
- 1926 - Ankerbrua (bridge) rebuilt.
- 1928
- Underground Oslo Metro begins operating.
- Ulvøybrua (bridge) built.
- 1929
- Det Nye Teater opens.[13]
- Eldorado Cinema (Oslo) in business.[22]
- 1932 - Oslo breakfast introduced in schools.
- 1934
- Railway Sognsvann Line begins operating.[11]
- Saga Kino (cinema) opens.[22]
- 1940 - 9 April: German occupation begins,[2] 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.[2]
- 1948 - Aker becomes part of city.[2]
- 1950 - Oslo City Hall completed after 19 years construction.[2]
- 1952 - February: 1952 Winter Olympics held in Oslo.
- 1954 - Monolittrennet (ski race) begins.
- 1959
- Peace Research Institute Oslo founded.[23]
- 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.[23]
- 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.[24]
- Ann-Marit Sæbønes becomes mayor.
- 1993
- Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations ("Oslo Accords") take place in Oslo.[21]
- Islamic Council Norway headquartered in city.[25]
- 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.
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21st century
- 2001 - January: Demonstration following Hermansen murder.[21]
- 2002
- June: World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests.
- Population: 516,467 city;[26] 783,829 metro.[12]
- 2003
- Oslo Bysykkel (bikeshare) begins operating.[27]
- 2004
- 22 August: Robbery takes place at the Munch Museum.[6]
- Rabita-moskeen (mosque) established.
- 2006 - Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat (mosque) opens.[28]
- 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.[29]
- 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.
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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
Bibliography
External links
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