1863 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1863 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Frederick VII (until 15 November),^[1] Christian IX^[2]
• Prime minister  - Carl Christian Hall (until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Events

• 6 June Frederick VII receives a Greek deputation at Christiansborg.
• 22 October  - The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel.^[3]
• 15 November  - With Christian IX's accent to the Danish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of Oldenburg.
• Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol.
• 24 December  - Saxon and Hanoverian troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein took control of the government of Holstein.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 12 March Carl Holsøe, painter (died 1935)

AprilJune

• 22 April Karl Hansen Reistrup, sculptor, illustrator and ceramist. (died 1929)
• 25 April  - Carl Wentorf, painter (died 1914)
• 5 May Ole Olsen, filmmaker and Nordisk Film-founder (died 1943)
• 21 June  - Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, sculptor (died 1945)
• 25 June  - Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor (died 1934)

JulySeptember

• 5 July Anton Carl Illum, businessman (died 1938)
• 23 July Thomas Ebert, rower
• 1 September Aage Giødesen, painter (died 1939)
• 7 September  - Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, painter (died 1958)

OctoberDecember

• 5 October Louise Janssen, operatic soprano (died 1938 in France)
• 11 October – Ingeborg Raunkiær, author (died 1921)

Deaths

• 2 May Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen, civil servant and politician (died 1805)
• 17 June – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (born 1792)
• 15 November  - Frederick VII, king of Denmark (born 1808)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick VII king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 21 June 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Christian IX king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 21 June 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Sporvogne og busser. bryggenslokalhistorie.dk. 2011-06-02. https://archive.today/20130212183031/http://www.bryggenslokalhistorie.dk/sporvogn.html. 12 February 2013. dead. dmy-all.