Historical place archive

Oslo in History

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

3 records1 event labels3 people1901–1902

Historical events in Oslo

1901

1901
Nobel Prize
Jean Henri Dunant · Military

Shares the first Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Red Cross and advancing humanitarian cooperation.

1902

1902
Nobel Prize
Charles Albert Gobat · Military

Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with international peace organisations.

1902
Nobel Prize
Elie Ducommun · Military

Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership of the International Peace Bureau.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Switzerland and Oslo. 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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