Vidkun Quisling, German politician and nazi collaborator, known for norwegian politician and nazi collaborator, was born on 1887-07-18. Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. He first came to international prominence as a close collaborator of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen and through organising humanitarian relief during the Russian famine of 1921 in Povolzhye.
Vidkun Quisling is born
Vidkun Quisling, German politician and nazi collaborator, known for norwegian politician and nazi collaborator, was born on 1887-07-18.
Historical Significance
Vidkun Quisling is Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator.
Key People
Events Before
Karl Benz patents the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen" in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world's first automobile with an internal comb
Karl Benz patents the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen" in Karlsruhe, Germany, the world's first automobile with an internal combustion engine [1]
Inventor Thomas Edison (38) marries 2nd wife Mina Miller (20) in Akron, Ohio
Inventor Thomas Edison (38) marries 2nd wife Mina Miller (20) in Akron, Ohio
William Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill in the British House of Commons
The Home Rule movement (Irish: Rialtas Dúchais) was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or "home rule") for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Painter Paul Cézanne (47) weds Marie-Hortense Fiquet (36)
Painter Paul Cézanne (47) weds Marie-Hortense Fiquet (36)
Nationwide demonstrations and strikes demanding an 8-hour workday begin in the US
Socialism in the United States has encompassed various types of tendencies, including utopian socialists, anarchists, democratic socialists, social democrats, Marxist–Leninists, and Trotskyists.
Events After
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic kno
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
“Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
“Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and pea
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan
Industrialist Henry Ford (24) weds Clara Jane Bryant (22) in Greenfield Township, Michigan
Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale
More from the 1880s
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic kno
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jers
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey
American painter Thomas Eakins (40) weds American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony in
American painter Thomas Eakins (40) weds American painter and photographer Susan Macdowell (32) in a Quaker ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until his death in 1916
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass marries his second wife suffragist Helen Pitts
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- What happened on July 18, 1887?
- Vidkun Quisling, German politician and nazi collaborator, known for norwegian politician and nazi collaborator, was born on 1887-07-18. Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling was a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who headed the government of Norway during the country's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. He first came to international prominence as a close collaborator of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen and through organising humanitarian relief during the Russian famine of 1921 in Povolzhye.
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- Vidkun Quisling is Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator.
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