Historical place archive

Bergen in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bergen in Norway. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels3 people1157–1940

Historical events in Bergen

1157

1157
Assassination of Eystein II
Eystein II · House of Westfold

Death of Eystein II, killed in the power-struggle against his brother, Inge, in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway

1843

1843
Birth of Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg · Classical Music

Birth of Edvard Grieg

1907

1907
Death of Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg · Classical Music

Death of Edvard Grieg

1940

15 April 1940
Dismissal
Vidkun Quisling · Government of Norway

Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government

15 April 1940
Dismissal
Vidkun Quisling · World War, 2nd

Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Norway and Bergen. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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