1854 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VII[1]
- Prime minister â Anders Sandøe Ãrsted (until 12 December), Peter Georg Bang
Events
- 2 May Realskolen for Frederiksberg og Vesterbro (later Schneekloths Skole) is founded.
- 26 July â The Cabinet of Ãrsted adopts a helstatsforfatning.
- 12 December â The Cabinet of Bang-Scheel is formed.
- 18 December â A large National Liberal demonstration takes place in Copenhagen.
Undated
- Lumskebugten opens at Nordre Toldbod in Copenhagen.
- Sophus Berendsen establishes as wholesaler of iron and glass for the construction industry in Copenhagen (later developing into Berendsen).[2]
- Arent Nicolai Dragsted establishes his own goldsmith's workshop on Bredgade in Copenhagen.
- The company Frichs is founded by Søren Frich in Aarhus.
- Lauritz Rasmussen establishes a zinc and bronze foundry at à benrå 24 in Copenhagen.
Culture
Performing arts
- 20 March â August Bournonville's ballet A Folk Tale receives its worl premiere at the Royal Danish Yjeatre.
Births
- 13 January â Hector Frederik Estrup Jungersen, marine zoologist (died 1917)
- 26 January â Hans Kaarsberg, writer (died 1929)
- 27 June â Niels Neergaard, politician (died 1936)
- 15 August â L. A. Ring, painter (died 1933)
- 27 November â Johan Ludvig Heiberg, philologist and historian (died 1928)
- 3 December â Frederik Tesdorpf, landowner qand politician (died 1937)
- 15 December â Jens Peter Berthelsen, fencer (died 1934)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 30 January â Jacob Peter Mynster, theologian and bishop (born 1775)
- 23 March â Johannes Søbøtker, merchant, plantation owner and governor (born 1777)
JulyâSeptember
- 9 July â Marie Toft, landowner (born 1813)
- 3 August â Jacob Holm, businessman (born 1770)
OctoberâDecember
- 29 November â Poul Sporon, lawyer, (born 1795)
- 20 December â Gebhard Moltke, civil servant (born 1764)