1897 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1897 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister  - Tage Reedtz-Thott (until 23 May), Hugo Egmont Hørring

Events

• 29 May  - St. Luke's Church in Frederiksberg is consecrated as the first new church to be built to relieve the pressure on Frederiksberg Church in the fast-growing Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen.^[2]
• 11 June - 1897 Gentofte train crash
• 7 August - Cabinet of Hørring is formed by Hugo Egmont Hørring of the conservative party Højre after Tage Reedtz-Thott's resignation as Council President,

Undated

Sports

• 12 June Aarhus Fremad is founded.
• 30 July 2 August Edwin Schraeder wins a gold medal in men's sprint at the amateur event of the 1897 ICA Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• February  - Erling Foss, engineer, businessman (died 1982)

AprilJune

• 19 May  - Wiwen Nilsson, silversmith (died 1974 in Sweden)

JulySeptember

• 29 August  - Helge Rosvaenge, singer (died 1972)

OctoberDecember

• 29 October  - Sigurd Langberg, actor (died 1954)
• 9 November  - Arthur Jensen, actor (died 1981)
• 31 December  - Liva Weel, actress (died 1952)

Deaths

• 11 February – Christen Dalsgaard, painter (born 1824)
• 30 April  - Carsten Henrichsen, painter (born 1824)
• 20 June – Johannes Steenstrup, natural scientist (born 1813)
• 30 September Peter Nielsen, botanist (born 1829)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian IX king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 17 June 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Kirkens historie. da. Sankt Lukas Kirke. 30 August 2011.