Amaldus Nielsen, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)
Amaldus Clarin Nielsen (23 May 1838 – 10 December 1932) was a Norwegian painter.
1838May, 23
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Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. - 18Aug
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Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. - 27Oct
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