1876 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...
Births
- May 29 – Christine SwaneChristine SwaneChristine Swane née Christine Larsen was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist style.-Biography:...
, painter (d. 19601960 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – H. C. Hansen , Viggo Kampmann-Events:* November 15 – 1960 Danish parliamentary election is held.* November 28 – Danish Academy is founded.-Births:...
) - October 2 – Arnold Peter MøllerArnold Peter MøllerArnold Peter Møller, commonly known as A. P. Møller, was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman who was the founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904.-Biography:...
, shipping magnate, founder of A. P. Moller-Maersk (d. 19651965 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-Deaths:* June 12 – Arnold Peter Møller, shipping magnate, founder of A. P. Moller-Maersk ´* June 21 – Kay Fisker, architect...
) - October 30 – Holger JacobsenHolger JacobsenHolger Jacobsen was a Danish architect. His best known work is Stærekassen, an extension to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen.-Biography:Holger Jacobsen was born on 30 October 1876 in Odense...
, architect (d. 19601960 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – H. C. Hansen , Viggo Kampmann-Events:* November 15 – 1960 Danish parliamentary election is held.* November 28 – Danish Academy is founded.-Births:...
) - November 13 – Ivar BentsenIvar BentsenIvar Bentsen was a Danish architect.-External links:*...
, architect (d. 19431943 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Erik Scavenius , German military rule-Events:*29 April - Some 100 prominent Danes are taken hostage by the occupying German forces in the attempt to stop sabotage by the Danish resistance movement.*29 August - The Danish government resigns,...
) - November 25 – John Christen JohansenJohn Christen JohansenJohn Christen Johansen was a Danish-American portraitist, born in Copenhagen and died in New Canaan, Connecticut.-Background:...
, painter (d. 19641964 in the United States-January:* January 3 – U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President.* January 7 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba.*...
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Deaths
- January 14 – Rudolph StrieglerRudolph StrieglerRudolph Striegler was one of Denmark's early photographers, specialising in portrait photography.Trained as a picture-framer, Strieger opened Odense's first daguerreotype studio in 1846. With his experience of gold-plating, he was able to combine photography with ornate framing...
, photographer (b. 18161816 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Joachim Godske Moltke-Births:* April 17 – Jens Adolf Jerichau, sculptor * June 13 – Dankvart Dreyer, painter...
) - June 9 – Frederik Theodor KlossFrederik Theodor KlossFrederik Theodor Kloss was a German-Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.-Biography:...
, painter (b. 18021892 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup...
) - December 30 – Christian WintherChristian WintherRasmus Villads Christian Ferdinand Winther , was a Danish lyric poet.He was born at Fensmark near Næstved, where his father was the vicar. He went to the University of Copenhagen in 1815, and studied theology, taking his degree in 1824. He began to publish verse in 1819, but no collected volume...
, poet (b. 1796)