1876 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â J. B. S. Estrup
Events
- 18 March â The newspaper Nationaltidende is published for the first time.[2]
- 2 April â The first issue of Ravnen, a labour movement magazine, is published.[3]
- 25 April â The 1876 Folketing election is held. The Liberal Party wins 74 out of 102 seats.[4]
- 26 April â Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is founded.[5]
- 8 June â On a congress at the entertainment venue Gimle in Copenhagen, the Social Democratic Party adopts its first political programme, Gimleprogrammet.[6]
- 15 May: The Greek royal family arrives to Copenhagen.
- 12 July â The Svendborg Railway Line opens between the towns of Odense and Svendborg on Funen.[7]
- 26 August â The RyomgÃ¥rdâGrenaa section of the Grenaa Line railway is opened, as are the stations along it: RyomgÃ¥rd, Kolind, Trustrup and Grenaa.
- 25 September â The Hans Christian Ãrsted Monument in Ãrstedsparken in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
- 8 October â Prince Harald is born to Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Louise.
- 18 November â The Royal Danish Geographical Society is founded.
Date unknown
- Julius Mortensen Shipping, present-day United Shipping & Trading Company, is founded in Fredericia.[8]
Sports
- 26 April â Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is founded.
Publications
- Jens Peter Jacobsen's Fru Marie Grubbe (Marie Grubbe. A Lady of the Seventeenth Century, 1976)
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 17 January â Morten Korch, writer of populist stories and romances (died 1954)
- 19 January
- Camillo Carlsen, composer (died 1948)
- Thit Jensen, novelist and author of short stories, plays and society-critical articles (died 1957)
- 29 January â Ludolf Nielsen, composer, violinist, conductor and pianist (died 1939)
- 12 February â Roger Henrichsen, composer and pianist (died 1926)
- 10 March â Edvard Eriksen, sculptor, creator of the Little Mermaid statue (died 1959)
- 20 February â Kristian Møhl, painter and decorative artist (died 1962)
AprilâJune
- 29 May â Christine Swane, painter associated with the "Funen Painters" (died 1960)
- 2 June â Hakon Børresen, composer (died 1954)
JulyâSeptember
- 1 July â Karen Jeppe, missionary and social worker (died 1935)
- 13 July â Anders Petersen, sport shooter, gold medalist in 300 metre team military rifle, standing, at the 1920 Summer Olympics (died 1968)
- 18 July â William Wain Prior, major-general, commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Army 1939â1941 (died 1946)
- 6 August â Christian Christensen, track and field athlete, competitor at the 1900 Summer Olympics (died 1956)
- 22 August â Erik Christian Clemmensen, Danish-American chemist, inventor of the Clemmensen reduction (died 1941)
- 12 September â Frederik Jacobsen, actor (died 1922)
OctoberâDecember
- 2 October â Arnold Peter Møller, shipping magnate, founder of A. P. Moller-Maersk (died 1965)
- 8 October â Prince Harald, royal, army officer (died 1949)
- 28 October â Hans Denver, sport shooter, competitor at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics (died 1961)
- 30 October â Holger Jacobsen, architect (died 1960)
- 13 November â Ivar Bentsen, architect (died 1943)
- 22 November â Erik Arup, historian (died 1951)
- 25 November â John Christen Johansen, Danish-American portraitist (died 1964)
- 14 December â Jørgen Arenholt, tennis player, competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics (died 1953)
- 22 December â Jens Laursøn Emborg, organist and composer (died 1957)
- 24 December â Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, farmer, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark 1926â1929 (died 1943)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 14 January â Rudolph Striegler, photographer (born 1816)
- 23 January â Axel Liebmann, composer (born 1849)
- 24 January â Rudolph Striegler, photographer (born 1816)
- 27 January â Johan Peter Andreas Anker, military officer (born 1838)
- 28 February â Franziska Carlsen, writer and local historian (born 1817)
MarchâMay
- 5 May â Georg Grothe, composer (born 1822)
- 2 June â Frederikke Løvenskiold, composer (born 1785)
- 9 June â Frederik Theodor Kloss, painter (born 1802)
JulyâSeptember
- 3 August â Waldemar Tully Oxholm, diplomat and court official (born 1805)
OctoberâDecember
- 17 December â Ejler Andreas Jorgensen, painter (born 1838)
- 27 December â Frederik Paludan-Müller, poet (born 1809)
- 30 December â Christian Winther, lyric poet (born 1796)