1866 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1866 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister – C. E. Frijs
Events
- 22 August – SS Ottawa departs from Copenhagen as the first emigration ship between Copenhagen and New York City.
- 7 September – The engagement of Princess Dagmar and Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich is celebrated at the royal court at Christiansborg Palace.[2]
- 22 September – Princess Dagmar leaves Copenhagen on board the steam ship Slesvig.[2]
- 20 October – Københavns Roklub is founded.
Births
January–March
- 1 January – Peter Elfelt, photographer (died 1931)
- 19 January – Carl Theodor Zahle, politician (died 1946)
- 16 February – Charles Brun, politician (died 1919)
- 25 February – Hans Peter Prior, industrialist (died 1936)
April–June
- 5 May – Thomas B. Thrige, industrialist (died 1938)
- 19 June – Sabine Helms, botanist (died 1929)
July–September
- 3 July – Albert Gottschalk, painter (died 1906)
- 15 July – Adolph Jensen, economist and statistician (died 1948)
- 31 August – Georg Jensen, goldsmith, designer (died 1935)
October–December
- 6 October – Nina Bang, politician (died 1928)
- 19 November – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (died 1947)
- 7 December – Magnus Bech-Olsen, wrestler and circus manager (died 1932)
- 18 December – Holger Nielsenm, fencer (died 1955)
Deaths
- 6 November – Christian Albrecht Bluhme, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1794)
References
- ^ "Christian IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Kejserinde Dagmar og musikken" (in Danish). Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 13 October 2017.