1898 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â Hugo Egmont Hørring
Events
April
- 5 April â The 1898 Danish Folketing election is held.
May
- 1 May â The Slagelse-Verslev Railway opens on western Zealand.
August
- 1 August â The United Copenhagen Tramways is founded in Copenhagen.
September
- 21 September â The 1898 Danish Landsting election is held.
Undated
- Kirkeligt Samfund af 1898 is founded by right-leaning Grundtvigians in opposition to Indre Mission as well as left-leaning Grundtvigians.
- The Western Power Station is inaugurated in Copenhagen.
- The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions is established with Jens Jensen as its first president.
- Kjøbenhavns Grundejeres Renholdningsselskab is founded.
Sports
- Unknown date â Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the 1897â98 Football Tournament.
- Randers Sportsklub Freja us founded in Tanders.
- Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 is founded.
Publications
- Henrik Pontoppidan's LykkeâPer vol. I (Lucky Per, 2010)
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 11 January â Hans Kirk, author (d. 1962)
- 13 January â Kaj Munk, playwright and Lutheran priest (d. 1944)
- 9 February â Steen Eiler Rasmussen, architect and writer (d. 1990)
- 2 March â Mogens Koch, architect and designer (d. 1992)
AprilâJune
- 15 April â Flemming Weis, composer (died 1981)
- 17 May â Carl Hansen, footballer (d. 1978)
JulyâSeptember
- 21 September â The 1898 Danish Landsting election is held.
OctoberâDecember
- 29 October â Gudrun Bjørner, politician (d. 1959)
- 31 October â C. F. Møller, architect (d. 1988)
- 17 November â Frederik Winkel Horn, historian and translator (born 1845)
- 7 December â Leif B. Hendil, journalist active in the Rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II (died 1961)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 17 March â Hansine Andræ, feminist (born 1817)
AprilâJune
- 3 April â Johan Lange, botanist (born 1848)
JulyâSeptember
- 15 August â Arent Nicolai Dragsted, goldsmith (born 1821)
- 18 July â Emil Hartmann, composer (born 1836)
- 29 September â Louise of Hesse-Kassel, queen consort of Christian IX (b. 1863)
OctoberâDecember
- 20 October â Severine Casse, women's rights activist (born 1805)