1864 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â Ditlev Gothard Monrad (until 11 July), Christian Albrecht Bluhme
Events
- February
- 1 February â The Second Schleswig War breaks out after the First Schleswig War had left the Schleswig-Holstein Question unsettled when Preussia-Austria crosses the River Eider with 57,000 soldiers.
- 6 February â Battle of Sankelmark, a minor battle which occurs at Sankelmark, on the road between Schleswig and Flensburg, during the Danish retreat from Danevirke.
- 29 February â The Battle of Vorbasse, another minor engagement.
- March
- 17 March â The Battle of Jasmund near the Prussian island of Rügen results in a tactical Danish victory.
- April
- 17 and 18 April â Denmark suffers a severe defeat to the German Confederation in the Battle of Dybbøl which effectively decides the war.
- May
- 9 May â Denmark wins a tactical victory in the Battle of Heligoland but it has no impact on the outcome of the war.
- 12 May â A general armistice came into effect, Denmark has lost the war.
- June
- 29 June â In the Battle of Als, the last major engagement of the war, the Prussians secure Als after a night attack masterminded by the Chief of Staff Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal.
- July
- 3 July â The Battle of Lundby in north-eastern Himmerland results in great Danish losses. It becomes the last battle of the Second Schleswig War.
- 8 July â The Cabinet of Monrad is succeeded by the Cabinet of Bluhme.
- October
- 30 October â The Second Schleswig War ends. The Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg are ceded to Prussia.
- 18 October â HDMS Peder Skram is launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen.
Undated
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 9 February â August Hassel, sculptor (died 1942)
- 18 March â Carl Oluf Jensen, vetenarian (died 1934)
AprilâJune
- 10 April â Clara Lachmann, Danish-Swedish patron of the arts (d. 1920)[2]
- 6 May â Jens Christian Kofoed, architect (died 1941)
- 15 May â Vilhelm Hammershøi, painter (died 1916)
- 23 May â Louis Glass, composer (died 1936)
- 14 June â Niels Viggo Ussing, mineralogist (died 1911)
JulyâSeptember
- 12 July â Carl Brummer, architect (died 1953)
- 16 August â Kristian Hude, photographer (died 1929)
- 1 September â Albert Edvard Wang , painter (died 1930)
OctoberâDecember
- 16 October â Vilhelm Andersen, writer and historian (died 1953)
- 15 November â Sophus Falck, manufacturer and founder of Falck (died 1926)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 15 February â Adam Wilhelm Moltke, landowner and politician (born 1785)
- 28 March â Princess Louise Charlotte, princess of Denmark (born 1789)
AprilâJune
- 7 June â Carl Heinrich Delcomyn, gunsmith (born 1800)
JulyâSeptember
- 14 August â Christopher Puggaard, geologist (born 1823)
- 7 September - Gustav Friedrich Hetsch, architect (born 1788)
- 20 September â Caspar Peder Rothe Ingerslev, politician 18oo)
OctoberâDecember
- 20 October â Carl Christian Rafn, historian, translator and antiquarian (born 1795)
- 17 November â Peter Christian Knudtzon, businessman (born 1789)