1782 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1782 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Christian VII^[1]
• Prime minister - Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

• 22 June HDMS Det Store Bælt is launched at Bodenhoffs Plads in Copenhagen.

Undated

Births

• 29 June Hans Christian Lyngbye, priest and botanist (died 1837)
• 26 March Johan Carl Modeweg, industrialist (died 1849)
• 12 August Ole Johansen Winstrup, engineer and inventor (died 1867)
• 11 October – Steen Steensen Blicher, author (died 1848)
• 1 November – Adam Ditlev Wedell-Wedellsborg, government official (died 1827)

Deaths

• May 25 - Vigilius Eriksen, painter (born 1722)
• July 17  - Peter Cramer, painter (born 1726)
• August 31  - Niels Egede  - merchant and missionary (born 1710)^[2]
• October 28 - Princess Charlotte Amalie, princess of Denmark (born 1706)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian VII Scandinavian king . Encyclopedia Britannica . 19 September 2019 . en.
2. Encyclopedia: Niels Egede . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Torstein . Jørgensen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 25 March 2016.