Novelist Ole Edvart Rolvaag

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Ole Edvart Rolvaag

Living place: Norway

Birthday: 22-4-1876

Global rank: #99707

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Who is Novelist Ole Edvart Rolvaag?
A 20th century Norwegian-American author who chronicled the lives of fellow residents of the Dakota Territory, he is best known for his award-winning historical novel, Giants in the Earth.
In his semi-autobiographical work, Giants in the Earth, he tells the story of a Norwegian homesteader family struggling to adjust to life in the new world.

Young / Before famous

With little education, he went to America to work on his uncle's farm. He then graduated from St. Olaf Minnesota.

Family life info

He was born on the island of Donne, in Norway. He comes from a long line of fishermen and seafarers.

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He and fellow author Grace Paley both wrote about people struggling to survive.

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When was Novelist Ole Edvart Rolvaag born?
Ole Edvart Rolvaag was born in 22-4-1876, death year is , at the age of 148.
Where is Novelist Ole Edvart Rolvaag's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ole Edvart Rolvaag was born in . Là Novelist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Ole Edvart Rolvaag's global rank is 99707 and whose rank is 1395 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1876 and 22-4

Birthday Ole Edvart Rolvaag (22-4) in history

  • Day 22-4 year 1500: Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered the land of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal.
  • Day 22-4 year 1509: Lord Henry VIII becomes king of England.
  • Day 22-4 year 1616: The great Spanish poet and playwright Cervantes passed away in Madrid. (Some other sources put the date of death as April 23.)
  • Day 22-4 year 1864: Congress authorized the inscription "In God We Trust" on coins minted as U.S. currency.
  • Day 22-4 year 1889: The land rush in Oklahoma began when it was opened to settlers.
  • Day 22-4 year 1970: The first Earth Day was observed.
  • Day 22-4 year 1994: Richard M. Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.
  • Day 22-4 year 2000: Armed immigration agents took Elian Gonzalez from the Miami home of his relatives to reunite him with his father.
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