1800 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Christian VIIChristian VII of DenmarkChristian VII was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain....
- Prime minister – Christian Günther von BernstorffChristian Günther von BernstorffCount Christian Gunther von Bernstorff was a Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat, son of Count Andreas Peter von Bernstorff.-Biography:...
Events
- 4 July – St. Nicolas Church, one of the four Medieval churches in Copenhagen, is closed.
- 16 December Denmark enters a pact of neutrality with SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and on 18 December also PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
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Undated
- A semaphore line, also known as an optical telegraph, is established between Copenhagen and Schleswig with 23 reply stations across Zealand, Funen and Als.
- KronprinsessegadeKronprinsessegadeKronprinsessegade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Noted for its fine Neoclassical houses, it extends from Gothersgade and runs along the southern boundary of Rosenborg Castle Garden, passing Sølvgade and the Nyboder district of old naval barracks before finally joining Øster Voldgade...
is established in Copenhagen. - Conrad Malte-BrunConrad Malte-BrunConrad Malte-Brun , born Malthe Conrad Bruun, was a Danish-French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer.-Biography:...
is send into exile for his pamphlets which contained outright criticism of the government, something which the new censorship laws forbade.
Births
- March 8 – Johan Laurentz JensenJohan Laurentz JensenJohan Laurentz Jensen, often referred to as J. L. Jensen was a Danish artist who specialized in flower painting.-Biography:...
, painter (died 18561856 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang , Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ-Births:* September 6 – Hack Kampmann, architect * October 28 – Mary Steen, photographer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter...
) - September 5 – Michael Gottlieb BindesbøllMichael Gottlieb BindesbøllMichael Gottlieb Birckner Bindesbøll was a Danish architect active during the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century. Most known for his design of Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen, he was a key figure in the stylistic shift in Danish architecture from late classicism to Historicism...
, architect (died 18561856 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang , Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ-Births:* September 6 – Hack Kampmann, architect * October 28 – Mary Steen, photographer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter...
) - October 31 – Peter LassenPeter LassenPeter Lassen was a Danish-American blacksmith, rancher, prospector and Freemason.-Early life:Peter Lassen was born on October 31, 1800 in Farum, Denmark and immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1830...
, rancher in the US, namesake of Lassen County, CaliforniaLassen County, CaliforniaLassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,895, up from 33,828 at the 2000 census...
(d. 18591859 in the United States-Incumbents:* President: James Buchanan * Vice President: John C. Breckinridge * Chief Justice: Roger B. Taney* Speaker of the House of Representatives: James Lawrence Orr...
) - December 4 – Emil AarestrupEmil AarestrupCarl Ludwig Emil Aarestrup was a Danish erotic poet.-Life:Aarestrup was born in Copenhagen, and died in Odense. He graduated in 1827 majoring in medicine. That same year, he married Caroline Aagard and they settled down in Nysted, on the Danish island of Lolland where he lived for most of his life...
, poet (died 18561856 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang , Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ-Births:* September 6 – Hack Kampmann, architect * October 28 – Mary Steen, photographer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter...
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