1853 in Denmark
Events from the year 1853 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VII[1]
- Prime minister – Christian Albrecht Bluhme (until 21 April), Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Events
A tent camp outside the Western City Gate in Copenhagen during the 1853 cholera outbreak
- 15 April – The Bing & Grøndahl porcelain manufactury is founded in Copenhagen.
- 20 May – Horsens State Prison is inaugurated.
- 11 June – 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak begins and continues until October.
Undated
- Skælskør Steam Mill is constructed.
Births
- 2 March – Johan Bartholdy, composer (died 1904)
- 7 September – Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, artist (died 1958)
- 29 September – Princess Thyra of Denmark, Crown Princess of Hanover (died 1933 in Austria)
- 9 December – Laurits Tuxen, painter (died 1927)
Deaths
- 22 July – Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, painter and professor (born 1783)
- 25 August – Johan Christian Drewsen, businessman and agronomist (born 1777)
- 22 December – Frederik von Scholten, naval officer and painter (born 1796)
References
- "Frederick VII: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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