1879 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...
Undated
- The Danish Photographers Association Dansk Fotografisk ForeningThe Dansk Fotografisk Forening or Danish Photographers Association is a non-profit organization for photographers who earn a living from photography. Since 1879, it has been supporting professional photography and assisting its members....
is founded as the first organization for professional photographers in the world.
Births
- June 16 – Sigurd SwaneSigurd SwaneSigurd Swane was a Danish painter and writer. He studied in Copenhagen at the Royal Danish Academy of Art....
, painter (d. 19731973 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II* Prime minister - Anker Jørgensen , Poul Hartling-Events:* 4 December - Danish parliamentary election, 1973 is held, it is later to become known as the Landslide Election , because 5 new parties got elected, and more than half the members of the...
) - September 26 – Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....
, king of Denmark (d. 19471947 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian X , HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Knud Kristensen , Hans Hedtoft-Deaths:* January 15 – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer...
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Deaths
- January 24 – 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 (b. 18181818 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Joachim Godske Moltke-Births:* February 3 – Anton Melbye, marine painter * February 8 – Carl Frederik Sørensen, marine painter...
) - November 30 – August BournonvilleAugust BournonvilleAugust Bournonville was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. August was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet.August was...
, ballet master and choreographer (b. 18051805 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII* Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff-Births:* January 1 – Fritz Petzholdt, painter * April 2 – Hans Christian Andersen, writer...
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