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Dagny Haraldsen

Skien, 25 Nov 1898 – Oslo, 15 Oct 1994

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Facts and their sources

  • Born25 Nov 1898, Skiennot verified1 source
  • MarriedKarl August Haraldsennot verified1 source
  • Died15 Oct 1994, Oslonot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Nov 1898

    Born in Skien

  2. 4 Jul 1937

    A daughter is born

  3. 15 Oct 1994

    Dies in Oslo, aged 95

During her lifetime

She lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Skien.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Dagny is born in Skien

Around the world1893

Women vote in New Zealand

New Zealand became the first country where women could vote in national elections.

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · public domain
The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

Unknown · CC BY 4.0
The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain