1843 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VIII[1]
- Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann
Events
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- 18 May – first public meeting at Skamlingsbanken.
- 16 August – Georg Carstensen Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen are inaugurated with 3,615 visitors on the opening day. At the end of the 1843 season, more than 175,000 guests have visited the park.[2]
- 15 December – The Barony of Adelersborg is established by G.F.O. Zytphen-Adeler and Bertha Henriette Frederikke Løvenskiold from the manors of Dragsholm and Dønnerup.
Undated
Culture
Literature
- 20 February – Søren Kierkegaard publishes Either/Or,
Births
January–March
- 7 January – Erhard Frederiksen, agriculturalist (died 1903)
- 24 January – Evald Tang Kristensen, author and folklore collector (died 1929)
- 25 February – Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen, pharmacist and industrialist (died 1916)
- 11 March – Harald Høffding, philosopher and theologian (died 1031)
- 31 March
- Christian Zacho, painter (died 1913)
- Kristian Zahrtmann, painter (died 1917)
April–June
- 8 April – Asger Hamerik, composer (died 1923)
- 3 June – King Frederick VIII (died 1912)[3]
July–September
- 28 August – Peder Madsen, theologian and bishop (died 1911)
October–December
- 9 October – Christian Christiansen, physicist (died 1917)
- 7 November – Emil Vett, businessman (died 1911)
Deaths
- 11 January – Antoine Bournonville, ballet master (born 1760 in France)
- 13 January – Princess Louise Auguste, princess of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg (born 1771)