1884 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1884 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup
Events
- 31 May – The Tommerup–Assens railway line opens on Funen.[2]
- 25 June – The 1884Danish Folketing election takes place.
- 10–16 August – The 8th International Medical Congress opens in Copenhagen. The participants include Peter Ludvig Panum (President), Louis Pasteur, Rudolf Ludwig Virchow and James Paget.[3]
- 3 October – The fire of the 2nd Christiansborg Palace begins.
Births
January–March
- 4 January – Harald Christensen, wrestler (died 1959)
- 18 March – Oluf Høst, painter (died 1966)
April–June
- 9 April – Peter Andersen, gymnast (died 1954)
- 14 May – Erik Magnussen, silversmith (died 1861 in the United States)
- 28 May – Harald Krenchel, fencer (died 1922)
- 30 June – Svend Rindomm screenwriter and actor (died 1960)
July–September
- 30 September – Carl Pedersen, rower (died 1968)
October–December
- 6 November – Elisabeth Neckelmann, painter (died 1956)
- 16 December – Jonathan Leunbach, doctor (died 1955)
Deaths
- 18 June – Sophus Berendsen, businessman (born 1829)
- 9 August – Annestine Beyer, reform pedagogue and pioneer on women's education (born 1795)
- 19 December – Alfred Benzon, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1823)
References
- ^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Assensbanen". danskejernbaner.dk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Malling-Hansens foredrag ved den store legekongressen i København i 1884" (in Danish). International Rasmus-Malling Society. Retrieved 17 December 2015.