1884 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â J. B. S. Estrup
Events
- May
- 31 May â The TommerupâAssens railway line opens on Funen.[2]
- June* 25 June â The 1884Danish Folketing election takes place.
- 10â16 August â The 8th International Medical Congress opens in Copenhagen. The participants include Peter Ludvig Panum (President), Louis Pasteur, Rudolf Ludwig Virchow and James Paget.[3]
- October
- 1 October â The newspaper Dagbladet Politiken is founded by Viggo Hørup, Edvard Brandes and Hermann Bing.
- 3 October â The fire of the 2nd Christiansborg Palace begins.
Culture
Art
- The Thorvaldsen Exhibition Medal is awarded to Christian Zacho for the painting Quiet waters in Dyrehaven and to August Jerndorff for a portrait painting (possibly Anne Gerricke).
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 4 January â Harald Christensen, wrestler (died 1959)
- 18 March â Oluf Høst, painter (died 1966)
AprilâJune
- 9 April â Peter Andersen, gymnast (died 1954)
- 14 May â Erik Magnussen, silversmith (died 1861 in the United States)
- 28 May â Harald Krenchel, fencer (died 1922)
- 30 June â Svend Rindomm screenwriter and actor (died 1960)
JulyâSeptember
- 13 July â Mary Willumsen, photographer (died 1961)
- 30 September â Carl Pedersen, rower (died 1968)
OctoberâDecember
- 1 December â Torben Meyer, actor (died 1975 in the United States)
- 6 November â Elisabeth Neckelmann, painter (died 1956)
- 16 December â Jonathan Leunbach, doctor (died 1955)
Deaths
January âMarch
- 24 January â Johan Christian Gebauer, composer (born 1806)
- 3 February â Hans Lassen Martensen, bishop and academic (born 1808)
- 16 February â Niels Hoffmeyer, army officer (born 1836)
AprilâJune
- 18 June â Sophus Berendsen, businessman (died 1829)
- 28 June â Anna Christiane Ludvigsen, poet (born 1794)
JulyâSeptember
- 9 August â Annestine Beyer, reform pedagogue and pioneer on women's education (born 1795)
- 19 September â Moritz G. Melchior, businessman (died 1816)
- 23 September â Mads Pagh Bruun, politician (born 1809)
- 30 September âRasmus Nielsen, philosopher (born 1809)
OctoberâDecember
- 28 October â Max Müller, army officer (born 1808)
- 19 December â Alfred Benzon, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1823)
- 30 December â Budtz Müller, photographer (born 1837)