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Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20th in Stockmannsgerden in Skien. His mother was Marichen and his father was Knud, a merchant. On 1835 his father gave up his business and the family moved to Venstop, a farm in Gjerpen. In 1843 he confirmed in Gjerpen church and left home in order to apprentice to Jens Aarup Reinmann, chemist. Three years later his first son was born by Else Sophie Jesdatter. On 1849 he wrote Catiline which was published a year later. On September 26, 1850 the first Ibsen staging in history took place; the one-act The Burial Mound was performed at Cristiania Theater. Two years later he started directing productions at Det norske Theater in Bergen. From 1853 to 1877 he wrote the plays St. John's night, Lady Inger, The feast at Solhoug, Olaf Liliekrans, The Vikings at Helgeland, Love's comedy, The pretenders, Brand, Peer Gynt, The League of Youth, Emperor and Galilean and Pillars of Society and the poems Life on the Upland, Terje Vigen and Balloon letter to a Swedish lady. Meanwhile he married Suzannah Thoresen in 1858 and his second son Sigurg was born a year later. In 1878 he moved to Rome where he lived for seven years. There he started writing the circle of his 11 last plays that made him classic; A Doll's House (1879), Ghosts (1881), An Enemy of the people (1882), The Wild Duck (1884), Rosmersholm (1886), The Lady from the Sea (1888), Hedda Gabler (1890), The Master Builder (1892), Little Ejolf (1894) John Gabriel Borkman (1896) and his last one When We Dead Awaken (1898). The same year large-scale celebrations took place in Christiania, Copenhagen and Stockholm for his 70th birthday. Two years later he had his first stroke. On May 23rd 1906 he died.- Handsome Norwegian stage actor, first appearance at Centralteatret in Kristiania in 1903. From 1904 to 1912 he was engaged to the theater in Bergen, where he gave many fine performances, among them: as Einar in "Brand" by Henrik Ibsen.
Eriksen also appeared in some silent movies before 1920, both in Denmark and in Norway.
He was married to the distinguished stage actress Magda Blanc, (1879-1959) and their son Henning Blanc was also an actor.
Eriksen died at the early age of forty-four in 1922. - Jens Andreas Friis was born on 2 May 1821 in Sogndal, Norway. Jens Andreas was a writer, known for Laila (1929), Laila (1937) and Make Way for Lila (1958). Jens Andreas died on 16 February 1896 in Kristiania, Norway.
- Johanne Voss was born on 13 January 1868 in Bergen, Norway. She was an actress, known for Himmeluret (1925), Baldevins bryllup (1926) and Jeg drepte! (1942). She died on 27 July 1946 in Kristiania, Norway.
- Lloyd Bingham was born on 24 February 1863 in New York, New York, USA. He was married to Amelia Swillez Bingham (actress). He died on 22 December 1915 in Kristiania, Norway.
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Prins Gustaf Oscar was born on 18 June 1827 in Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is known for Walpurgis Night (1935), Löjtnantshjärtan (1942) and One Summer of Happiness (1951). He died on 24 September 1852 in Kristiania, Norway.- Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was born on 15 January 1812 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. Peter Christen was a writer, known for Anansi Storytime (2016), Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde (1932) and Jackanory (1965). Peter Christen died on 6 January 1885 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway].