1859 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VIIFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
- Prime minister – Carl Christian HallCarl Christian HallCarl Christian Hall , Danish statesman, son of the highly respected artisan and train-band colonel Marls Hall, was born at Christianshavn....
(until 2 December), Carl Edvard RotwittCarl Edvard RotwittCarl Edvard Rotwitt was a Danish politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1859-1860 as leader of the Cabinet of Rotwitt. He died while in office, only 47 years old....
Events
- April 15 – An act provides for the Royal Danish NavyRoyal Danish NavyThe Royal Danish Navy is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters...
as well as the Botanical GardensUniversity of Copenhagen Botanical GardenThe University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden , usually referred to simply as Copenhagen Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark...
to leave GammelholmGammelholmGammelholm is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in the city centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by the Nyhavn canal, Kongens Nytorv, Holmens Kanal, Niels Juels Gade and the waterfront along Havnegade...
which is instead to undergo urban redevelopment. The Navy's activities are moved to NyholmHolmen naval baseNaval Station Holmen is one of several naval stations of the Royal Danish Navy, supplementing the two Danish naval bases in Frederikshavn and Korsør....
while the Botanical Gardens relocate to their current site. - May 28 – The poet Bernhard Severin IngemannBernhard Severin IngemannBernhard Severin Ingemann was a Danish novelist and poet.Ingemann was born in Thorkildstrup, on the island of Falster, Denmark. The son of a vicar, he was left fatherless in his youth. While a student at the University of Copenhagen he published his first collection of poems Bernhard Severin...
, a central figure of the Danish Golden Age, turns 70 and receives a golden horn from the women of Denmark at his home at Sorø AcademySorø AcademySorø Academy is a boarding school and public gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation, and ever since, on and off, it has served...
. - September 20 – Copenhagen Zoo is inaugurated.
- October 2 – Illustreret TidendeIllustreret TidendeIllustreret Tidende was a Danish weekly illustrated magazine published from 1859–1924 with international news, literature and entertainment content....
, Denmark's first illustrated weekly, is published for the first time. - December 17 – Frederiksborg Castle is devastated by fire but Frederiksborg Chapel is saved.
Undated
- House numbers are introduced in Copenhagen
- Albani BreweryAlbani BreweryAlbani Bryggerierne A/S is a brewery located in Odense, Denmark, and the vast majority of its customers live on the island of Funen. The brewery was founded by MPharm Theodor Schiøtz in 1859...
is founded on the island of FunenFunenFunen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...
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Births
- April 21 – Christian SonneChristian SonneOle Christian Saxtorph Sonne was a Danish government minister and speaker of the Landsting, a chamber of the parliament....
, politician (d. 19411941 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning-Deaths:* June 20 – Peder Mørk Mønsted, painter * July 25 – Christian Sonne, politician * November 3 – Jens Christian Kofoed, architect...
) - May 13 – August EnnaAugust EnnaAugust Enna was a Danish composer, known mainly for his operas.Enna was born in Denmark, but his ethnic origins lay in the town of Enna in Sicily. His first major success as a composer was The Witch , which was followed by several popular operas, songs, two symphonies , and a violin concerto...
, composer (d. 19391939 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning-Deaths:* April 7 – Mary Steen, photographer * August 3 – August Enna, composer * December 20 – Fritz Syberg, artist and illustrator...
) - June 16 – Max HeniusMax HeniusMax Henius was a Danish-American Biochemist who specialized in the fermentation processes. Max Henius co-founded the American Academy of Brewing in Chicago.-Background:...
, biochemist, co-founder of the American Academy of Brewing (d. 19351935 in the United States-January–March:* January 3 – The trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., begins in Flemington, New Jersey....
) - June 25 – Gerhard HeilmannGerhard HeilmannGerhard Heilmann was a Danish artist and paleontologist who created artistic depictions of Archeopteryx, Proavis and other early bird relatives apart from writing The Origin of Birds, a pioneering and influential account of bird evolution...
, paleontologist, scientific illustrator (d. 19461946 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Knud Kristensen-Births:* January 9 – Mogens Lykketoft, politician* March 15 – Krass Clement, photographer* 19 March – Dan Turèll, writer...
) - August 18 – Anna AncherAnna AncherAnna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...
, painter (died 19351935 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning-Births:* January 16 – Inger Christensen, poet * November 18 – Erling Mandelmann, photographer-Deaths:* April 15 – Anna Ancher, painter...
) - September 13 – Anton Rosen, architect (died 19281928 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thomas Madsen-Mygdal-Deaths:* July 2 – Anton Rosen, architect * October 6 – Peter Hansen, painter -See also:...
) - September 22 – Rudolph Sophus BerghRudolph Sophus BerghRudolph Sophus Bergh was a Danish composer and zoologist. He was the son of physician and zoologist Rudolph Bergh. He received his general education at the Metropolitanskolen and then studied music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and zoology at the University of Copenhagen...
, composer (d. 19241924 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard , Thorvald Stauning-Births:*29 November - Erik Balling, TV and film director * 7 December – Bent Fabricius-Bjerre-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard (until 24 April), Thorvald...
) - October 22 – Thomas Vilhelm Garde, naval officer, Greenland explorer (d. 19261926 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning , Thomas Madsen-Mygdal-Births:*3 February - Verner Panton, architect, furniture designer * 15 December - Jørn Larsen, painter and sculptor...
) - December 10 – Peder Mørk MønstedPeder Mørk MønstedPeder Mørk Mønsted was a Danish realist painter. Mønsted was known for his landscape paintings-Biography:...
, painter (d. 19411941 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning-Deaths:* June 20 – Peder Mørk Mønsted, painter * July 25 – Christian Sonne, politician * November 3 – Jens Christian Kofoed, architect...
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Deaths
- March 13 – Vilhelm PedersenVilhelm PedersenThomas Vilhelm Pedersen was a Danish artist best known for being the first artist to illustrate the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen....
, artist, illustrator (b. 18201820 in Denmark-Births:* January 28 – Vilhelm Pedersen, artist, illustrator -Deaths:* April 19 – Johan Ludvig Mansa, landscape architect...
) - September 24 – Emanuel LarsenEmanuel LarsenCarl Frederik Emanuel Larsen usually known as Emanuel Larsen was a Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.-Biography:...
, marine painter (born 1823)