1791 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff
Events
- 10 September – HDMS Lougen, a brig of 18 guns, is launched from the shipyard at Nyholm in Copenhagen.
Undated
- Døtreskolen af 1791 is founded.
Culture
Art
- Jens Juel paints The Artist and his Wife Rosine, née Dørschel
Juel:The Artist and his Wife Rosine, née Dørschel
Births
- 9 March – Nicolai Jonathan Meinert, businessman (died 1877)
- 5 April – Christian Tuxen Falbe, naval officer and explorer (died 1849)
- 19 June – Henriette Jørgensen, actor (died 1847)
- 14 December – Johan LudvigHeiberg, poet (died 1860)
- 17 December – Birgitte Andersen, stage actor and ballet dancer (died 1875)
Deaths
- 2 July – Søren Abildgaard, naturalist, writer and illustrator (born 1718)
- 13 July – Ole Stephansen, naval officer (born 1714)
- 29 May – Jens Michelsen Beck, surveyor, cartographer, landowner and planter (born 1721)
- 25 November – Magnus Theiste, government official (born 1725)
