1849 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1849 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Frederick VII^[1]
Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Events

12 January – General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break.
3 February – The Danish Veterinary Association is founded.
5 June – The Constitution of Denmark is signed by King Frederik VII.

First Schleswig War

5 April – Battle of Eckernförde
12 April – Battle of Kolding
31 May – Skirmish of Århus
4 June – Battle of Heligoland
6 July – Battle of Fredericia

Date unknown

The requirement for passports for journeys inside Denmark is abolished.
The Danish West Indian daler replaces the rigsdaler as the currency of the Danish West Indies.

Births

JanuaryMarch

16 January - Hans Ole Brasen, painter (died 1930)
19 February – Ida Falbe-Hansen, educator and women's activist (died 1922)
27 March – Albert Schou, photographer (died 1900)

AprilJune

26 April – Olaf Poulsen, comedic stage actor (died 1923)
9 June – Michael Ancher, painter (died 1927)

JulySeptember

5 July – Anthonore Christensen, painter (died 1926)
19 July – Louise Ravn-Hansen, painter (died 1909 in Germany)
21 July – Leopold Rosenfeld, composer (died 1909)
24 July – J. A. D. Jensen, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1936)
3 August – Axel Liebmann, composer (died 1876)
6 August – Gustav Frederik Holm, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1940)
14 August – Aksel Mikkelsen, educator (died 1929)
15 August – Frida Schmidt, suffragist (died 1934)
16 August – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (died 1900)
27 September – Nanna Liebmann, composer and music critic (died 1935)

OctoberDecember

27 October – Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle, brewer and businessman (died 1906)
5 November – Emil Blichfeldt, architect (died 1908)
11 November – Martin Nyrop, architect (died 1921)

Deaths

AprilJune

3 May – Catharine Simonsen, soprano (born 1816)
27 May – Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel, military officer and landscape painter (born 1781)

JulySeptember

19 July – Christian Tuxen Falbe, naval officer and explorer (born 1791)
15 August – Christopher Friedenreich Hage, merchant (born 1759)
20 August Johan Carl Modeweg, industrialist (born 1782)
4 December – Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer (born 1797)

PctpberDecember

2 December – Poul Elias Windtmil Schlegel, physician (born 1784

Notes and References

Web site: Frederick VII king of Denmark. Encyclopedia Britannica. 21 June 2019. en.