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