1748 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick V[1]
- Prime minister â Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events
- 18 December â Niels Eigtved's new theatre of Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen opens with a repertoire of Danish plays and Italian operas.[2]
- 27 December â Ernst Henrich Berling receives a license to publish newspapers.
Undated
- Lauritz de Thurah publishes Hafnia Hodierna.
- Frederik Christian Eilschov publishes Philosophiske Breve.
Births
- 1 January â Adam Gottlob Ferdinand Moltke, naval officer and landowner (died 1820)
- 21 January â Nicolai Dajon, architect (died 1809)
- 11 March â Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow, statesman and reformer (died 1827)
- Amalie Sophie Holstein, noble and courtier (died 1823)
Deaths
- 19 February â Hans Gram, academic and historian (born 1685)
- 6 May â Friederich Ehbisch, sculptor (born 1672)
- 3 August â Christian Carl Gabel, vice admiral, Chief Secretary of War and Director of the Dano-Norwegian Navy and Holmen Naval Base (born 1679)
- 17 September â Valentin von Eickstedt, military officer and government official (born 1669?)
- 17 December â Niels Gersdorff, courtier and government official (born 1799)