1869 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1869 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister – C. E. Frijs
Events
- 4 February – Kjøbenhavns Skøjteløberforening, Denmark's oldest ice skating club, is founded.[2]
- 1 June – the telephone company Det Store Nordiske Telegrafselskab A/S, present-day GN Store Nord A/S, is founded as the result of merging three recently established telephone companies.[3]
- 5 June – the equestrian statue of Frederick VII in the central square in Køge is inaugurated.
- 2 July – the first issue of Vestjylland eller Herning Folkeblad, present-day Herning Folkeblad, is published.[4]
- 28 July – Crown Prince Frederick, later King Frederick VIII, marries Princess Louise of Sweden at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 18 September – the Randers–Aalborg line, a newly completed railroad stretch between Randers and Aalborg, is inaugurated.[5]
- 22 September – the 1869 Folketing election is held;[6] the Mellem Party becomes the biggest party by winning 27 seats.[7] C. E. Frijs remains Prime Minister.
Date unknown
- Rud. Rasmussen, a wooden furniture manufacturing company, is founded.[8]
Births
January–June
- 2 January – Carl Moltke, Danish nobleman, minister to the United States in 1908, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1924–1926 (died 1935)
- 26 March – Hans Munch-Petersen, scholar (died 1934)
- 6 April – Thomas Bærentzen, sculptor (died 1936)
- 28 April – Christian Geisler, organist and composer (died 1951)
- 7 June – Ole Olsen, sport shooter, Olympic bronze medalist in team free rifle at the 1912 Summer Olympics (died 1944)
- 26 June – Martin Andersen Nexø, socialist, later communist, writer (died 1954)
July–December
- 3 July – Svend Kornbeck, stage and film actor (died 1933)
- 13 July – Christian Schrøder, film actor (died 1940)
- 13 August – Carl Peter Hermann Christensen, Denmark's last executioner (died 1936)
- 11 November – Jens Birkholm, genre and landscape painter associated with the Funen Painters (died 1915)
- 23 November – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (died 1942)
- 6 December – Elna Borch, naturalism and symbolism sculptor (died 1950)
- 7 December – Ole Bendixen, explorer, merchant and author (died 1958)
- 18 December – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist (died 1942)
- 21 December – Christian Klengenberg, whaler, trapper and trader (died 1931)
- 26 December – August Blom, film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films (died 1947)
Deaths
- 11 March – Christian August, Duke of Augustenborg, claimant of the provinces of Slesvig and Holstein (born 1798)
- 2 April – Frederik Treschow, supreme court attorney, politician, landowner and philanthropist (born 1786)
- 5 October – Adolph Peter Adler, theologian (born 1812)
- 22 May – Anton Eduard Kieldrup, landscape painter (born 1826)
- 14 December – Fritz Melbye, marine painter (born 1826)
References
- ^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Klubbens historie Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine History of the club (in Danish). Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Historical Timeline Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis Group. 2003. p. 1403. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
- ^ Jensen, Niels (1976). Nordjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J. Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03756-3.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 523 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Kaare R Skov (1999) Demokratiets Danmarkshistorie – Gennem 150 år, København: Aschenhoug.
- ^ "Rud. Rasmussen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
