Henrik Ibsen was born on 20 March 1828 in Stockmanngården. A Norwegian playwright and theatre director, Ibsen is often called the father of modern drama. His early verse plays Brand and Peer Gynt were followed by realistic works examining the hypocrisy and constraints of middle-class society, including A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck and Hedda Gabler. A Doll's House, in which a wife leaves her husband and children, caused a sensation and became a symbol in debates about women's rights. He lived abroad in Italy and Germany for nearly three decades before returning to Norway. His plays remain among the most frequently staged in the world.
Before and after
- from 1828 to 1829Ninth Russo-Turkish War
- 1828Rise of Brahmo Samaj
- 8 February 1828Birth of Jules Verne
- 10 February 1828Treaty of Turkmenchay
- 20 March 1828Birth of Henrik Ibsen
- 16 April 1828Death of Francisco Goya
- 8 May 1828Birth of Henry Dunant
- from 20 May 1828 to 22 September 1829Gran Colombia–Peru War
- from August 1828 to August 1833Morea expedition
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The era
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