1879 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1879 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister  - J. B. S. Estrup

Events

Undated

• The Danish Photographers Association is founded as the first organization for professional photographers in the world.^[2]
• The Thingvalla Line is founded.
• The Foreningen imod Lovbeskyttelse for Usædelighed is founded.
• Prince Valdemar visits St. Croix in the Danish West Indies.

Culture

Theatre

• 21 December Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premieres at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 5 March Søren Marinus Jensenm wrestler (died 1965)
• 11 March Kristian Hansen Kofoed, politician (died 1951)

AprilJune

• 16 June  - Sigurd Swane, painter (died 1973)

OctoberDecember

• 18 November Edvard Weie, painter (died 1943)
• 29 November  - Jacob Gade, violinist and composer (died 1963)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 24 January  - Carl Frederik Sørensen, marine painter (born 1818)

AprilJune

• 6 May Louis Aumont, painter (born 1805)
• 5 June – Kristian Mantzius, actor (born 1879)

JulySeptember

• 5 August Andreas Aagesen, jurist (died 1826)

OctoberDecember

• 30 November  - August Bournonville, ballet master and choreographer (born 1805)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian IX king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 17 June 2019 . en.
2. http://www.photodk.com/ Dansk Fotografist Forening website.