1839 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VIFrederick VI of DenmarkFrederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...
, Christian VIIIChristian VIII of DenmarkChristian VIII , was king of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, king of Norway in 1814. He was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen... - Prime minister – Otto JoachimOtto Joachim (politician)Otto Joachim, greve Moltke til Stridfeld og Walkendorf was the Minister of State of Denmark from 1824 to 1842. He was descended from Adam Gottlob Moltke, who had exercised extensive political power during the reign of Frederick V....
Events
Births
- January 25 – Frederikke FederspielFrederikke FederspielFrederikke Jakobine Federspiel was the first female photographer to practice in Denmark. For many years, she ran her own photographic studio in Aalborg, always keeping abreast of the latest developments...
, photographer (d. 19131913 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Klaus Berntsen , Carl Theodor Zahle-Events:* August 23 - The Little Mermaid is inaugurated at its current location off Langelinie in Copenhagen....
) - February 18 – Hermann Baagøe Storck, architect (d. 19221922 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian X* Prime minister – Niels Neergaard-Births:* June 12 – Leif Thybo, composer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian X* Prime minister – Niels Neergaard-Births:* June 12 – Leif Thybo, composer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM...
) - March 13 – Tage Reedtz-ThottTage Reedtz-ThottBaron Kjeld Thor Tage Otto Reedtz-Thott was a Danish politician, member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1894 to 1897 as the leader of the Cabinet of Reedtz-Thott....
, politician, prime minister of Denmark (d. 19231923 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard-Deaths:* May 3 – Carl Ryder, Arctic explorer, naval officer * November 27 – Tage Reedtz-Thott, politician, prime minister of Denmark...
) - June 10 – Ludvig Holstein-LedreborgLudvig Holstein-LedreborgJohan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido lensgreve Holstein til Ledreborg was a Danish politician, a descendant of Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, who was Minister of State of Denmark. He was Council President of Denmark for two months, from 16 August to 28 October 1909, as the leader of the Cabinet of...
,politician, prime minister of Denmark (d. 19121912 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Frederick VIII , HM Christian X* Prime minister - Klaus Berntsen-Events:* February 17 – The Danish Union of Press Photographers is founded as the first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world.* February 22 – MS Selandia, the world's...
) - August 26 – Kristen FeilbergKristen FeilbergKristen Feilberg or Christen Schjellerup Feilberg was an early Danish photographer who is known mainly for his images captured far beyond the borders of Denmark. From the 1860s until the 1890s, Feilberg participated in expeditions to Sumatra, Singapore, and Penang...
, photographer (d. 19191919 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle-Births:* 7 December – Lis Løwert, actress *21 December - Ove Sprogøe, actor -See also:...
) - October 2 – Hans SmidthHans SmidthHans Ludvig Smidth was a Danish painter. He is remembered above all for his paintings of Jutland and its local inhabitants.-Biography:...
, artist (d. 19171917 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle...
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Deaths
- December 3 – Frederick VIFrederick VI of DenmarkFrederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...
, King of Denmark (b. 17681768 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII* Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff-Births:* January 23 – Frederick VI, King of Denmark -See also:...
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