Geographical Location - Scandinavia
- Amnesty International Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Arias Sánchez Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Battle of Jutland
- Battle of Narva
- Becquerel Wins the Nobel Prize for the Discovery of Natural Radioactivity
- Bjerknes Discovers Fronts in Atmospheric Circulation
- Bohr Writes a Trilogy on Atomic and Molecular Structure
- Bourlag Receives the Nobel Prize for Work on World Hunger
- Cassin Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Citizens Rescue Danish Jews from Germans
- Danish Wars with the Hanseatic League
- Danish-Swedish Wars
- Denmark Abolishes the Slave Trade
- Design for the Real World Reorients Industrial Design
- The First Nobel Prizes Are Awarded
- German Invasion of Norway
- The Ghost Sonata Influences Modern Theater and Drama
- Gordimer Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Heaney Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Heisenberg Articulates the Uncertainty Principle
- Hertzsprung Describes Giant and Dwarf Stellar Divisions
- Hertzsprung Notes the Relationship Between Color and Luminosity of Stars
- Increasing Acidity in Lakes Is an Indicator of Acid Rain
- International Labour Organization Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
- International Whaling Ban Goes into Effect
- Jacobsen Introduces a Drug for the Treatment of Alcoholism
- Jensen Finds PCBs in Animal Tissues
- Johannsen Coins the Terms “Gene,” “Genotype,” and “Phenotype”
- Jouhaux Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- The Kalmar Union Is Formed
- Kalmar Wars
- Kawabata Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Lehmann Discovers the Earth’s Inner Core
- Lutuli Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Mahfouz Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
- Medical Group Exposes Torture in Greece and Chile
- Mother Teresa Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Nansen Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
- North Atlantic Treaty
- Norway Becomes Independent
- Norway Begins First Reactor to Use Wave Energy
- Norway Resumes Whaling in Defiance of an International Ban
- Oe Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Palme Is Assassinated
- Pire is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Sadat and Begin Are Jointly Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Schweitzer Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Senning Invents Implanted Heart Pacemaker
- Singer Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
