1849 in Denmark

← 1848 1847 1846 1849 in Denmark → 1850 1851 1852
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s
See also:	Other events of 1849 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1849 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VII
• Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Events

Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen in 1849, painted by Otto Bache in 1894.

• 12 January – General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break.
• 3 February – The Danish Veterinary Association is founded.
• 5 June – The Constitution of Denmark is signed by King Frederik VII.
• 6 July – The Battle of Fredericia takes place.

Date unknown

• The requirement for passports for journeys inside Denmark is abolished.

Births

• 16 January – Hans Ole Brasen, painter (died 1930)
• 3 August – Axel Liebmann, composer (died 1876)
• 16 August – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (died 1900)
• 9 June – Michael Ancher, painter (died 1927)
• 5 November – Emil Blichfeldt, architect (died 1908)
• 11 November – Martin Nyrop, architect (died 1921)