Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
9 dated entries naming Roald Amundsen, drawn from 7 separate years between 1872 CE and 1928 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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- 1905August 26 – Near Point Barrow, Alaska, the crew of the Norwegian ship Gjoa, led by Roald Amundsen, make the breakthrough of finding the long-sought "Northwest Passage" from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.source
- 1910June 3 – The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, led by Roald Amundsen on the steamer Fram, departs from Christiania (modern-day Oslo). No announcement until later in the year of Amundsen's intention to reach the South Pole.source
- 1911December 14 – Amundsen and Scott expeditions: Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition reaches the geographical South Pole, 34 days ahead of Capt. Scott. News of Amundsen's success will not reach the outside world until next March.source
- 1911January 14 – Amundsen and Scott expeditions: Roald Amundsen's Norwegian South Pole expedition arrives in the Antarctic and establishes a base camp at the Bay of Whales on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.source
- 1912March 7 – Roald Amundsen, in Hobart, Tasmania, announces his success in reaching the South Pole the previous December.source
- 1926May 12 – Roald Amundsen and his crew fly over the North Pole, in the airship Norge.source
- 1928June 18 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian polar explorer (aviation accident) (b. 1872)source
- 1928May 24 – The airship Italia crashes at the North Pole; one of the occupants is Italian general Umberto Nobile. A rescue expedition leaves for the Pole on May 30. Roald Amundsen will be among those who lose their lives in the search for survivors.source
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