1821 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1821 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1821 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VI ^[1]

Culture

Art

• 21 May – The so-called Copenhagen Mythological Competition is announced via advertisements in several Copenhagen newspapers. ^[2]

Births

• 9 June – Arent Nicolai Dragstedm goldsmith (died 1898)
• 31 July – William Hammer, painter (died 1889)
• 19 October – Axel Kittendorff, lithographer (died 1868)
• 23 November – Heinrich Hansen, painter (died 1890)

Deaths

• 2 April – Ulrich Wilhelm de Roepstorff, colonial administrator (died 1729)
• 5 June – Andreas Henrik Stibolt, naval officer (born 1832)
• 22 July – Jørgen Balthazar Winterfeldt, naval officer and philanthropist (born 1732)

References

1. "Frederick VI | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. Johnni Langer. "Unveiling the Destiny of a Nation: The representations of Norns in Danish Art (1780-1850)" (in Danish). Statens Museum for Kunst. Retrieved 6 October 2021.