1879 in Denmark

← 1878 1877 1876 1879 in Denmark → 1880 1881 1882
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1879 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1879 in Denmark .

Incumbents

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

Events

Prince Valdemar's arrival at St. Croix.

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

January–March

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

April–June

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

October–December

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

Deaths

August Bournonville.

January–March

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

April–June

• 6 May – Louis Aumont, painter (born 1805)
• 5 June – Kristian Mantzius, actor (born 1819)

October–December

• 26 October – Andreas Aagesen, jurist (born 1826)
• 30 November – August Bournonville, ballet master and choreographer (born 1805)

References

1. "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. Dansk Fotografist Forening website. (in Danish). Retrieved 15 February 2010.