1849 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VII[1]
- Prime minister â Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Events
- 12 January â General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break.
- 3 February â The Danish Veterinary Association is founded.
- 5 June â The Constitution of Denmark is signed by King Frederik VII.
- 4 December â First elections to the Folketing under the new constitution.
First Schleswig War
- 5 April â Battle of Eckernförde
- 12 April â Battle of Kolding
- 31 May â Skirmish of à rhus
- 4 June â Battle of Heligoland
- 6 July â Battle of Fredericia
Date unknown
- The requirement for passports for journeys inside Denmark is abolished.[citation needed]
- The Danish West Indian daler replaces the rigsdaler as the currency of the Danish West Indies.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 16 January â Hans Ole Brasen, painter (died 1930)
- 19 February â Ida Falbe-Hansen, educator and women's activist (died 1922)
- 27 March â Albert Schou, photographer (died 1900)
AprilâJune
- 26 April â Olaf Poulsen, comedic stage actor (died 1923)
- 3 May â Jacob Riis, photographer, journalist and activist (died 1914 in usa)
- 9 June â Michael Ancher, painter (died 1927)
JulyâSeptember
- 5 July â Anthonore Christensen, painter (died 1926)
- 19 July â Louise Ravn-Hansen, painter (died 1909 in Germany)
- 21 July â Leopold Rosenfeld, composer (died 1909)
- 24 July â J. A. D. Jensen, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1936)
- 3 August â Axel Liebmann, composer (died 1876)
- 6 August â Gustav Frederik Holm, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1940)
- 14 August â Aksel Mikkelsen, educator (died 1929)
- 15 August â Frida Schmidt, suffragist (died 1934)
- 16 August â Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (died 1900)
- 23 August â Jørgen Conrad de Falsen, naval officer (born 1785 in Norway)
- 27 September â Nanna Liebmann, composer and music critic (died 1935)
OctoberâDecember
- 27 October â Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle, brewer and businessman (died 1906)
- 5 November â Emil Blichfeldt, architect (died 1908)
- 11 November â Martin Nyrop, architect (died 1921)
Deaths
AprilâJune
- 10 April â Johan Ferdinand de Neergaard, county govvernor and landowner (born 1796)
- 3 May â Catharine Simonsen, soprano (born 1816)
- 27 May â Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel, military officer and landscape painter (born 1781)
JulyâSeptember
- 19 July â Christian Tuxen Falbe, naval officer and explorer (born 1791)
- 15 August â Christopher Friedenreich Hage, merchant (born 1759)
- 20 August â Johan Carl Modeweg, industrialist (born 1782)
- 4 December â Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer (born 1797)
OctoberâDecember
- 2 December â Poul Elias Windtmil Schlegel, physician (born 1784)
