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Karl August Haraldsen

Solum Municipality, 5 Apr 1889 – Oslo, 9 Mar 1959

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  • Born5 Apr 1889, Solum Municipalitynot verified1 source
  • Died9 Mar 1959, Oslonot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 5 Apr 1889

    Born in Solum Municipality

  2. 4 Jul 1937

    A daughter is born

  3. 9 Mar 1959

    Dies in Oslo, aged 69

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During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Solum Municipality.

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

The 1880s · Karl is born in Solum Municipality

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Krakatoa erupts. The volcano in Indonesia exploded with a bang heard 4,800 km away, and its ash reddened sunsets around the world.Around the world · 1883

Krakatoa erupts. The volcano in Indonesia exploded with a bang heard 4,800 km away, and its ash reddened sunsets around the world.

AnonymousUnknown author · public domain
The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.Around the world · 1886

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.

supplied by Carl Benz to William Worby Beaumont · 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