1819 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1819 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VI[1]
Events
September
- 5 September - Hans Christian Andersen arrives in Copenhagen for the first time.[2]
- September – Antisemitic riots in Copenhagen.
Undated
- Denmark's first steamship, SS Caledonia, a paddle steamer bought used in England, begins operations as a mail steamer between Copenhagen and Kiel.
- Several Antisemitic riots occur in Copenhagen.[3]
Births
January–March
- 30 March – Vilhelm Kyhn, painter and educator (died 1903)
April–June
- 20 May – Pietro Boyesen, photographer (died 1882)
- 18 June – Niels Frederik Ravn, politician (born 1826)
July–September
- 26 August – Hinrich Johannes Rink, geologist (died 1893)
- 5 September – Peter Schram, opera singer and actor (died 1895)
October–December
- 4 November – Kristian Mantzius, actor (died 1879)
Deaths
January–March
- 11 January – Johann Andreas Mühlensteth, pharmacist (died 1746)
- 20 March – Mette Marie Rose, stage actor (born 1745)
April–June
- 7 May – Frederik Christian Willerup, sculptor (born 1742)
- 15 May – Arnoldus von Falkenskiold, colonel (born 1743)
October–December
- 4 December – Johan Joachim Pingel, cabinetmaker (born 1752)
References
- ^ "Frederick VI | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Described by him in his autobiography.
- ^ One is mentioned by Andersen as having occurred the night preceding his arrival in Frederiksberg; an English translation refers to it obliquely as a "Jews' Quarrel". See also History of the Jews in Denmark.