1807 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
- January 7 – EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
declares an embargo against FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and its allies, including DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... - January 29 – The Danish fortress Frederiksnagore surrenders to the British forces and will remain occupied until 20 September 1815. Also Trankebar and the Danish West IndiesDanish West IndiesThe Danish West Indies or "Danish Antilles", were a colony of Denmark-Norway and later Denmark in the Caribbean. They were sold to the United States in 1916 in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies and became the United States Virgin Islands in 1917...
are occupied by the British during the conflict. - April 17 – Royal Institute for the Deaf is founded in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- May 6 – Mozart's Don JuanDon JuanDon Juan is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
is performed in Copenhagen for the first time with Jean Baptiste Édouard Du PuyJean Baptiste Édouard Du PuyJean Baptiste Édouard Louis Camille Du Puy was a Swiss-born singer, composer, director and violinist. He lived and worked in Copenhagen and Stockholm from 1793 until his death in 1822.-Early years:...
in the title role - August 29 – The Battle of KøgeBattle of KøgeThe Battle of Køge was a battle on 29 August 1807 between British troops besieging Copenhagen and Danish militia raised on Sjælland. It ended in British victory and also known as the 'Træskoslaget' or 'Clogs Battle', since the poorly-equipped Danish militia threw their heavy wooden clogs away when...
, also known as the 'Clogs Battle', between British troops besieging CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Danish militia raised on Zealand. It ends in British victory. - August 16 – British troops land at VedbækVedbækVedbæk is a small town in the municipality of Rudersdal , Denmark. It is located on the Øresund coast of Zealand, between Rungsted to the north and Skodsborg to the south. The town has a station on the busy Kystbanen railway line, approximately midway between Copenhagen and Helsingør...
. - August 29–31 — Battle at Classens Have which is destroyed
- September 2– — Bombardment of Copenhagen: 290 properties burn and another 1,500 to 1,600 are damaged; 2,000 people are killed or wounded; and the Church of Our LadyChurch of Our Lady (Copenhagen)The Church of Our Lady is the cathedral of Copenhagen and the National Cathedral of Denmark. It is situated on Vor Frue Plads and next to the main building of the University of Copenhagen....
and the UniversityUniversity of CopenhagenThe University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
are among the buildings which burn. - September 7 – Peymann, the commander of Copenhagen, surrenders to the British after four days of bombardment of the city.
- October 21 – The British sail away with the Danish naval fleet (17 ships of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
, 12 frigates, 8 brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
s and 35 smaller vessels and 81 transport ships) after destroying the ships under construction at the Holmen naval baseHolmen 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....
. - October 31 – Denmark is forced into an alliance with Napoleon
- November 4 – England declares Denmark war.
Undated
- From this year annual art exhibitions are held at CharlottenborgCharlottenborg PalaceCharlottenborg Palace is a large town mansion located on the corner of Kongens Nytorv and Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally built as a residence for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, it has served as the base of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts since its foundation in 1754...
. - The first step towards the establishment of the museum for Nordic antiquities are made when a small collection is exhibited in the loft above Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen
Births
- June 5 – Georg HilkerGeorg HilkerGeorg Hilker was a Danish decorative painter active during the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century. He collaborated with Constantin Hansen.-Early life and career:...
, decorative painter (died 18751875 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Christen Andreas Fonnesbech , J. B. S. Estrup-Births:* March 1 – Herman Vedel, painter * September 27 – Heinrich Dohm, painter -Deaths:...
) - August 22 – Emma HartmannEmma HartmannEmma Hartmann née Zinn was a Danish composer who used the pseudonym Frederick H. Palmer to publish music. She was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of J.Fr. Zinn, and studied singing and piano with composer Andreas Peter Berggreen. She married composer J.P.E. Hartmann in 1829 and became the mother...
, composer (died 18511851 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke-Deaths:* March 9 – Hans Christian Ørsted, physicist and chemist, discoverer of electromagnetism...
) - September 18 – Mads Johansen LangeMads Johansen LangeMads Johansen Lange, nicknamed King of Bali, was a Danish trader, peace maker on Bali, knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and recipient of the Danish gold medal of achievement. He was the son of Lorents Lange PedersenSome sources name him as Lorentz, with a 'z' instead of an 's'...
, trader, "King of Bali" (died 1856)