1756 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VFrederick V of DenmarkFrederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...
- Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Births
Ø February 9 – Friderich Christian HagerFriderich Christian Hager
Friderich Christian Hager was a Danish colonial commander and governor.Born in Ribe, Hager was the son of the then organist at Ribe Domkirke, Johann Wilhelm Friedrich Hager , and his wife Anna Margrethe Ingwersen . Hager's father later became precentor in Copenhagen and then newspaper publisher in...
, governor of the Danish Gold Coast
Danish Gold Coast
The Danish Gold Coast was a part of the Gold Coast , which is on the West African Gulf of Guinea...
(d. 1795
1795 in Denmark
-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII* Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff-Events:* June 5 – Copenhagen Fire of 1795 breaks out around 3 p.m. at the Navy’s old base at Gammelholm.* June 7 – The fire dies out around 4 p.m...
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- February 29 – Christian Frederik HansenChristian Frederik HansenChristian Frederik Hansen , known as C.F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art the most powerful person in artistic circles for many years...
, architecvt 18451845 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VII* Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann-Events:* December 12 – The David Foundation and Collections is founded as an independent institution by C.L...
) - October 17 – Isaac Abraham EuchelIsaac Abraham EuchelIsaac Abraham Euchel was a Hebrew author and founder of the "Haskalah-movement".He was born in Copenhagen on October 17, 1756. After his bar mitzvah he was sent, as a young prodigy, to Berlin, where he studied the Talmud with his uncle, Rabbi Masos Rintel, from 1769-73...
, author and founder of the "HaskalahHaskalahHaskalah , the Jewish Enlightenment, was a movement among European Jews in the 18th–19th centuries that advocated adopting enlightenment values, pressing for better integration into European society, and increasing education in secular studies, Hebrew language, and Jewish history...
movement" (d. 1804)