1878 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Christian IXChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
- Prime minister – J. B. S. EstrupJacob Brønnum Scavenius EstrupJacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, , was a Danish politician, member of the Højre party. He was Interior Minister from 1865 to 1869 in the Cabinet of Frijs and Council President as well as Finance Minister from 1875 to 1894 as the leader of the Cabinet of Estrup.-Biography:Estrup was son of the...
Births
- December 24 – Thomas Madsen-MygdalThomas Madsen-MygdalThomas Madsen-Mygdal was Prime Minister of Denmark from 14 December 1926 to 30 April 1929, as leader of a Liberal Party government...
, politician, former Danish prime minister (d. 19431943 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Erik Scavenius , German military rule-Events:*29 April - Some 100 prominent Danes are taken hostage by the occupying German forces in the attempt to stop sabotage by the Danish resistance movement.*29 August - The Danish government resigns,...
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