1853 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VII[1]
- Prime minister â Christian Albrecht Bluhme (until 21 April), Anders Sandøe Ãrsted
Events
- 15 April â The Bing & Grøndahl porcelain manufactury is founded in Copenhagen.
- 20 May â Horsens State Prison is inaugurated.
- 11 June â 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak begins and continues until October.
Undated
- Skælskør Steam Mill is constructed.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 12 March â Johan Bartholdy, composer (died 1904)
AprilâJune
- 19 April â Harald Ludvig Westergaard, economist, statician (died 1936)
- 1 June â Valdemar Riise, pharmacist (died 1914)
- 21 June â Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint, architect, designer, painter and architectural theorist (died 1930)
JulyâSeptember
- 10 July â Nielsine Petersen, sculptor (died 1916)
- 13 September â Hans Christian Gram, bacteriologist (died 1938)
- 29 September â Princess Thyra of Denmark, Crown Princess of Hanover (died 1933 in Austria)
OctoberâDecember
- 9 December â Laurits Tuxen, painter (died 1927)
Deaths
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- 22 July â Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, painter and professor (born 1783)
- 24 November â Severin Sterm, topographical writer (born 1784)
- 22 December â Frederik von Scholten, naval officer and painter (born 1796)