1889 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â J. B. S. Estrup
Events
- 6 January â the Faroese Society is formed.
- 26 February â Akademisk Boldklub is founded.
- 9 May â the Edouard Suenson Memorial is inaugurated on Store Kongensgade.
- 18 May â the Danish Football Association is established.
Undated
- Langelandsgade Kaserne is completed and opens as a military barracks.
- Kvindevalgretsforeningen is established by Line Luplau to promote women's suffrage.
- The company Dampskibsselskabet Torm is established by Ditlev Torm and Christian Schmiegelow in Copenhagen.
Births
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JanuaryâMarch
- 6 January â Dida Dederding, doctor and academic (died 1955)[2]
- 30 January â Astrid Noack, sculptor (died 1954)
- 3 February â Carl Theodor Dreyer, film director (died 1968)
AprilâJune
- 16 May â Maria Garland, actor (died 1967)
- 29 May â Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (died 1942)
- 30 May â Anker Engelund, engineer and university professor (died 1861)
JulyâSeptember
- 30 August â Bodil Ipsen, actress (died 1964)
- 4 September â Aage Rasmussen, photographer and track and field athlete (died 1983)
- 14 September â Anthon Olsen, footballer (died 1972)
OctoberâDecember
- 13 October â Margrete Drejer, textile artist (died 1975)
- 17 November â Axel Saltom ceramist (died 1961)
- 21 November â Niels Larsen, sport shooter (died 1969)
- 1 December â Kirsten Gloerfelt-Tarp, economist, politician, office manager and women's rights activist (died 1977)
Deaths
- 11 January â Niels Peter Holbech, painter (born 1804)
- 2 May â Edward Tesdorpf, landowner (born 1817)
- 9 May â William Hammer, painter (born 1821)
- 17 July â Auguste Sophie Friederike, princess of Hesse-Kassel (born 1823)
- 28 November â Erling Eckersberg, engraver (born 1808)
