1755 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1755 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Frederick V^[1]
• Prime minister  - Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

Events

• 24 November  - The company now known as Iver C. Weilbach & Co. A/S is founded when flag, sail and compass maker Iver Jensen Borger sets up his own maritime supplier business in Copenhagen

Undated

Culture

Literature

• 27 November Christian Winther publishes Hjortens Flugt. Et Digt.

Births

• 5 February – Caroline Müller, operatic mezzo-soprano, actress and dancer (died 1826)
• 3 March Cathrine Marie Gielstrup, stage actress (died 1792)
• 19 September David Amsel Meyer, businessman and financial advisor (died 1813)
• 17 October - Envold de Falsen, lawyer, poet, actor and statesman (died 1808).^[2]
• 16 November Joachim-Daniel Preisler, actor (died 1809)

Deaths

• 12 February Frederik Fabritius, goldsmith (born 1683)
• 28 February – Johannes Erasmus Iversen, composer (born 1713)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick V king of Denmark and Norway . Encyclopedia Britannica . 18 November 2019 . en.
2. Encyclopedia: Envold De Falsen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Paul . Thyness . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 30 October 2012.