1839 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VI (until 3 December),[1] then Christian VIII[2]
- Prime minister â Otto Joachim
Events
- January
- 8 January â By Roual Order of 8 January 1738, sletdaler (coin) is replaced by the kurantdaler (= 4 mark à 16 skilling).[3]
- December
- 3 December â Frederick VI dies, and Christian VIII becomes King of Denmark
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 8 January â Anna Henriette Levinsohn, opera singer (died 1899)
- 25 January â Frederikke Federspiel, photographer (died 1913)
- 6 February â Caroline Testman, women's rights activist (died 1919)
- 15 February â Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen, mathematician (died 1920)
- 18 February â Hermann Baagøe Storck, architect (died 1922)
- 13 March â Tage Reedtz-Thott, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1923)
AprilâJune
- 10 June â Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1912)
JulyâSeptember
- 21 August Otto Bache, painter (died 1927)
- 26 August â Kristen Feilberg, photographer (died 1919)
- 23 September - Wilhelmine Schröder, royal favorite (died 1924)
OctoberâDecember
- 2 October â Hans Smidth, artist (died 1917)
- 12 October â Frederik Bergmann Larsen, physician (born 1916)
- 31 November â Niels Steenberg, engineer (died 1915)
- 4 December â Louise Hegermann-Lindencrone, playwright and salonist (died 1833)
Deaths
- 7 January â Adam Gottlob von Krogh, military officer (born 1978 in Norway)
- 29 March â Giuseppe Siboni opera singer and director (born 1780)
- 18 August â Bendix Frantz Ludwig Schow, mayor (born 1778)
- 27 October â Frederik Hauch, Postmaster-General (born 1754)
- 3 December â Frederick VI, King of Denmark (born 1768)[1]
- Full date missing
- Hans Wassard, businessman and landowner (born 1756)