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Christian Michelsen
1857Mar, 15

Christian Michelsen

Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1925)
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857 – 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway and Norway's 9th prime minister from 1905 to 1907. Michelsen is most known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, and was one of Norway's most influential politicians of his time.

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Events on 1857

  • 23Mar

    Elevator

    Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
  • 29Mar

    Indian Rebellion of 1857

    Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
  • 18Apr

    Allan Kardec

    "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
  • 6May

    War of Independence of 1857

    The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
  • 1Jun

    Les Fleurs du mal

    Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.