1863 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VII (until 15 November),[1] Christian IX[2]
- Prime minister â Carl Christian Hall (until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard Monrad
Events
- 6 May â HDMS Rolf Krake is launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen.
- 6 June â Frederick VII receives a Greek deputation at Christiansborg.
- 20 July â The LangÃ¥LangÃ¥-Viborg section of the LangÃ¥-Struer Railway is opened..
- 22 October â The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel.[3]
- 15 November â With Christian IX's accent to the Danish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of Oldenburg.[2]
- Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol.
- 24 December â Saxon and Hanoverian troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein took control of the government of Holstein.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 12 March â Carl Holsøe, painter (died 1935)
- 26 March â Edvard Ehlers, dermatologist (died 1937)
AprilâJune
- 22 April â Karl Hansen Reistrup, sculptor, illustrator and ceramist. (died 1929)
- 25 April â Carl Wentorf, painter (died 1914)
- 5 May â Ole Olsen, filmmaker and Nordisk Film-founder (died 1943)
- 10 June â C. M. T. Cold, naval officer and politician (died 1904)
- 21 June â Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, sculptor (died 1945)
- 25 June â Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor (died 1934)
JulyâSeptember
- 5 July â Anton Carl Illum, businessman (died 1938)
- 7 July â Dagmar Orlamundt, actress (died 1939)
- 1 September â Aage Giødesen, painter (died 1939)
- 7 September â Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, painter (died 1958)
- 17 September â Viggo Stuckenberg, poet (died 1905)
OctoberâDecember
- 5 October â Louise Janssen, operatic soprano (died 1938 in France)
- 11 October â Ingeborg Raunkiær, author (died 1921)
- 1 November â Carl Hentzen, engineer (died 1937)
- 21 November â Emma Thomsen, actress (died 1919)
- 8 December â Frederik Riise, photographer (died 199)
Deaths
- 2 May â Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen, civil servant and politician (died 1805)
- 13 May â Ferdinand Thielemann. architect (born 1803)
- 29 June â Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (born 1792)
- 12 October â William Frederik Duntzfelt, businessman (born 1792)
- 15 November â Frederick VII, king of Denmark (born 1808)[1]