1761 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1761 in Denmark.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 4 January  - The Danish Arabia Expedition departs from Copenhagen.^[2]
• 13 January  - The Fire Insurance for All Danish Market Towns is instituted by law.^[3]

Undated

• Georg Christian Oeder begins the publication of Flora Danica
• Johan Jacob Bruun begins the publication of his Novus Atlas Daniæ

Births

• 22 January Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, diplomat and music historian (died 1826)
• 15 October – Peter Grønland, composer (died 1825)

Undated

• Edmund Bourke, diplomat (died 1821)
• Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (died 1797)

Deaths

• February 17 - Simon Carl Stanley, sculptor (born 1703)
• July 16 - Jacob Fortling, sculptor, architect and industrialist (born 1711)
• Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick V king of Denmark and Norway . Encyclopedia Britannica . 18 November 2019 . en.
2. Web site: The Arabian Journey 1761-1767 . Royal Danish Library. 2012-11-06.
3. Web site: danmarkshistorien.dk. da. ortaelling.dk. 13 March 2019.