1842 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian VIII[1]
- Prime minister â Otto Joachim, Poul Christian Stemann
Events
- 20 January â Orla Lehmann is convicted of having criticized the absolute monarchy in his radical Falster Speach (delivered in 1834). Hof- og Stadsretten had only sentenced him to a fine of DKK 500.
- 23 July â Hørsholm Textile Factory is established in Hørsholm.
Undated
- The National Liberal Party is formed.
- Jørgen Ernst Meyer establishes the nation's first lacquerware company.
Culture
Performing arts
- 29 March â August Bournonville's ballet Napoli receives its world premiere at the Royal Danish Theatre.
Births
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JanuaryâMarch
- 25 January â Vilhelm Thomsen, linguist (died 1927)
- 4 February â Georg Brandes, critic and scholar (died 1927)
- 27 February â Theodor Wessel, businessman (died 1905)
- 2 March â Carl Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist and arts patron (died 1914)
- 9 March â Vilhelm Groth, painter (died 1899)
AprilâJune
- 3 April â Niels Peter Bornholdt, businessman (died 1924)
- 6 May â Emil Christian Hansen, chemist (died 1909)
- 16 May â Gustav Adolph Hagemann, engineer and businessman (died 1916)
JulyâSeptember
- 9 July â Emil Poulsen, actor (died 1911)[2]
- 17 August â Hugo Egmont Hørring, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1909)
- 22 August â Emilie Mundt, painter (died 1922)
OctoberâDecember
- 9 October â Louise Nimb, restaurateur (died 1903)
- 4 November â Otto Haslund, painter (died 1917)
- 16 November â Hannibal Sehested, prime minister of Denmark (died 1924)
Deaths
- 18 January â Ludvig Manthey, pharmacist, businessman and landowner (died 1769)
- 2 February â Peter Frederik Wulff, naval officer (born 1774 )
- 6 June â Eline Heger, actress (born 1774)
- 26 June â Peter Oluf Brøndsted, archaeologist (born 1780)
- 9 July â Emil Poulsen, actor and director (died 1911)
- 8 October â Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (born 1774)
- 12 October â Haagen Mathiesenm businessman (born 1759 in Norway)