1818 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VIFrederick VI of DenmarkFrederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...
- Prime minister – Joachim Godske MoltkeJoachim Godske MoltkeJoachim Godske Moltke was Prime Minister of Denmark. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke....
Births
- February 3 – Anton MelbyeAnton MelbyeDaniel Hermann Anton Melbye was a Danish painter. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and was a private student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg...
, marine painter (died 18751875 in FranceSee also:1874 in France,other events of 1875,1876 in France.----Events from the year 1875 in France.-Arts and literature:*3 March - The first performance of Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Comique, Paris.-Births:...
) - February 8 – Carl Frederik SørensenCarl Frederik SørensenCarl Frederik Sørensen was a Danish artist who specialized in marine painting. His paintings not only attracted customers in Denmark but also in the courts of St Petersburg, London and Athens....
, marine painter (died 18791879 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Undated:* The Danish Photographers Association is founded as the first organization for professional photographers in the world.-Births:...
) - March 10 – Johan Vilhelm GertnerJohan Vilhelm GertnerJohan Vilhelm Gertner was a Danish painter, best known for his portraiture. One of the last students of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, who was known as the father of the Golden Age of Danish Painting, Gertner belonged to the tail end of the Golden Age, a period during which Danish art moved...
, painter (died 18711871 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg-Undated:* The first private kindergarten in Denmark is established in Copenhagen by the writer Erna Juel-Hansen. Kindergarten with public support are not seen until 1901.-Deaths:* January 2 –...
) - August 13 – Johan Daniel HerholdtJohan Daniel HerholdtJohan Daniel Herholdt was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century...
, architect (d. 19021902 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer-Events:* 16 January – The underground toilets at Amagertorv in Copenhagen opens....
) - September 1 – Johan LundbyeJohan LundbyeJohan Thomas Lundbye was a promising young Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings who died at the age of 29...
, painter (died 18481848 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VII, HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann , Adam Wilhelm Moltke-Events:* March 21 – A large demonstration goes to Christiansborg Palace, Absolutism is abolished....
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Deaths
- March 25 – Caspar WesselCaspar WesselCaspar Wessel was a Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer. In 1799, Wessel was the first person to describe the complex numbers. He was the younger brother of poet and playwright Johan Herman Wessel....
, mathematician (b. 17451745 in Norway-Births:*21 March - Johan Nordahl Brun, poet, dramatist, bishop and politician *8 June - Caspar Wessel, mathematician...
) - April 25 – Johan Martin QuistJohan Martin QuistJohan Martin Quist or Qvist was a Danish architect who made a significant contribution to the city of Copenhagen. Together with those of Andreas Hallander, his classically styled buildings form part of the legacy of 19th century Danish Golden Age architects who reconstructed areas of the old town...
, architect (born 17551755 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick V* Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg-See also:...
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