1801 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister â Christian Günther von Bernstorff
Events
- Denmark joins the Second League of Armed Neutrality.
- 3 March â Battle of West Kay: the Danish brig HDMS Lougen is attacked by two British vessels at West Kay in the Danish West Indies.
- 2 April â The Battle of Copenhagen takes place.[2]
- 9 April â A meeting between Crown Prince Frederik and Vice Admiral Lord Nelson at Amalienborg Palace results in a ceasefire. Denmark-Norway has to leave the neutrality pact.[2]
- 8 May â Capture of Serampore)
- 12 May â Capture of Tranquebar
- 6 July â The first vaccination against smallpox in Denmark is made, using the method invented by Edward Jenner.[2]
Undated
- Exercise is for the first time introduced in the curriculum of a state school in Denmark.[2]
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 16 January â Thomas Clausen, mathematician (died 1885 in Russia)
- 17 March â Carl Wilhelm Thalbitzer, landowner and politician (died 1867)
AprilâJune
- 4 April â Frederik Oxholm, colonial administrator (died 1871)
- 14 June â Peter Wilhelm Lund, natural scientist (died 1880 in Brazil)
- 24 June â Jørgen Valentin Sonne, painter (died 1890)
JulyâSeptember
- 28 August â Adolph Stramboe, ballet dancer (died 1850)
OctoberâDecember
- 13 October â Søren Hjorth, railway pioneer and inventor (died 1870)
Deaths
- 20 January â Alexander Kølpin (born 1731)
- 21 January â Peter Christian Abildgaard, scientist (born 1740)
- 15 February â Vilhelm Bornemann, Hudge Advocate General, chief of police and Supreme Court justice (born 1731 in Norway)
Fill date missing
- Elisabeth Christine Berling, businessperson (born 1744)