1849 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederick VIIFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
- Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm MoltkeAdam Wilhelm MoltkeCount Adam Wilhelm Moltke was Prime Minister of Denmark from 1848 to 1852. He was the first Danish Prime Minister in the Danish constitutional monarchy outlined in 1848 and signed as the Danish Constitution on 5 June 1849 by Frederik VII of Denmark.Adam Wilhelm Moltke was the grandson of Adam...
Events
- January 12 – General conscriptionConscriptionConscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break. - February 3 – The Danish Veterinary Association is founded
- June 5 – The Constitution of DenmarkConstitution of DenmarkThe Constitutional Act of Denmark is the Kingdom of Denmark's constitution, or fundamental law. Originally verified in 1849, the last revision was signed on 5 June 1953 as "the existing law, for all to unswerving comply with, the Constitutional Act of Denmark".-Idea and structure:The main...
is signed by King Frederik VIIFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
. - July 6 – The Battle at Fredericia
Births
- August 16 – Johan KjeldahlJohan KjeldahlJohan Gustav Christoffer Thorsager Kjeldahl , was a Danish chemist who developed a method for determining the amount of nitrogen in certain organic compounds using a laboratory technique which was named the Kjeldahl method after him....
, chemist (died 19001900 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Hugo Egmont Hørring , Hannibal Sehested -Births:* April 11 – Kai Normann Andersen, composer and film score composer...
) - June 9 – Michael Ancher, painter (died 19271927 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thomas Madsen-Mygdal-Deaths:* February 19 - Georg Brandes, critic and scholar * June 28 – Otto Bache, painter * August 31 – Alhed Larsen, painter...
) - November 11 – Martin NyropMartin NyropMartin Nyrop was a Danish architect who designed the Copenhagen City Hall, the Vallekilde Højskole, and the majority of the buildings for the Nordic Industrial, Agricultural and Art Exhibition.-Selected buildings:...
, architect (died 19211921 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Niels Neergaard-Births:* 14 March - Lis Hartel, equestrian athlete * 7 January – Bent Fabric, composer and pianist* 1 September – Simon Spies, businessman, billionaire...
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