1779 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1779 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Events
[edit]Undated
[edit]Culture
[edit]Music
[edit]- Johann Hartmann's music for Johannes Ewald's opera The Death of Vader (premiered 1778) is used for the first time.
Births
[edit]- 7 March — Conrad Christian Bøhndel, painter and lithographer (died 1847)
- 3 August – Peter Atke Castberg, physician (died 1823)
- 4 April – Julius Høegh-Guldberg, officer and politician (died 1861)
- 25 August – Andreas Schifter (died 1852)
- 14 November – Adam Oehlenschläger, poet (died 1850)
Deaths
[edit]- 30 September – Johan Christian Conradi, German-Danish master builder and architect (born 1709)
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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