1879 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â J. B. S. Estrup
Events

Undated
- The Danish Photographers Association is founded as the first organization for professional photographers in the world.[2]
- The Thingvalla Line is founded.
- The Foreningen imod Lovbeskyttelse for Usædelighed is founded.
- Prince Valdemar visits St. Croix in the Danish West Indies.
Culture
Theatre
- 21 December â Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House receives its world premiere at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, with Betty Hennings as Nora, Emil Poulsen as Torvald, and Peter Jerndorff as Dr. Rank.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 5 March â Søren Marinus Jensenm wrestler (died 1965)
- 11 March â Kristian Hansen Kofoed, politician (died 1951)
AprilâJune
- 16 June â Sigurd Swane, painter (died 1973)
OctoberâDecember
- 18 November â Edvard Weie, painter (died 1943)
- 28 November â Viggo Jarl, sculptor (died 1965)
- 29 November â Jacob Gade, violinist and composer (died 1963)
Deaths


JanuaryâMarch
- 24 January â Carl Frederik Sørensen, marine painter (born 1818)
AprilâJune
- 6 May â Louis Aumont, painter (born 1805)
- 5 June â Kristian Mantzius, actor (born 1819)
JulyâSeptember
OctoberâDecember
- 3 October â Peter Gemzøe, painter and lithographer (born 1811)
- 26 October â Andreas Aagesen, jurist (born 1826)
- 30 November â August Bournonville, ballet master and choreographer (born 1805)
