1894 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1894 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister  - J. B. S. Estrup (until 7 August), Tage Reedtz-Thott

Events

• 1 January Gudhjem Time is introduced in Denmark.^[2]
• 19 May  - Danish Authors' Society is founded in Copenhagen.^[3]
• 28 July
  • The foundation stone is laid for the new Copenhagen City Hall. It is not completed until 1905.^[3]
  • The Stork Fountain at Amagertorv in Copenhagen is inaugurated.^[3]
• 19 August  - Frederick's Church to its final design by Ferdinald Meldahl, almost 25+ years after its construction was first started by Nicolai Eigtved.^[3]
• 9 November The Freeport of Copenhagen opens to traffic. The same does a railway between the port and Nørrebro.^[3]

Undated

• The first electric elevator for human transportation in Denmark is installed in Magasin du Nord. A hydraulic elevator has been in operation at Hotel Kongen af Danmark since the 1870s.^[3]

Culture

Music

• 14 March The première of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 is performed by Johan Svendsen conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra, with Nielsen himself among the second violins.

Sports

• 1 September Østerbros Boldklub is founded.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 13 April Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (died 1979)

AprilJune

• 1 May  - Carl Petersen, politician (died 1984)
• 2 May  - Ellen Gottschalch, actress (died 1981)

JulySeptember

• 10 July  - Knud Heglund, actor (died 1960)
• 14 July  - Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (died 1966)
• 9 September  - Poul Henningsen, writer, architect and designer (died 1967)

OctoberDecember

• 7 November Gertie Wandel, textile artist (died 1988)

Deaths

• 17 April Julie Sødring, actress (died 1823)
• 7 July  - Adolph Hannover, physician (born 1814)
• 28 October Carl Ploug, writer (born 1713)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian IX king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 17 June 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Gudhjemtid - indførelsen af universaltid i Danmark i 1894. Danish. danmarkshistorie.dk. 16 June 2022.
3. Web site: 1904. da. Selskabet for Københavns Historie. 2011-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302023914/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1800/1894.html. 2 March 2012. dead.