1890 in Denmark

← 1889 1888 1887 1890 in Denmark → 1891 1892 1893
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1890 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1890 in Denmark .

Incumbents

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

Events

• 21 January – Folketing election

Sports

• Roskilde Roklub is founded.

Births

January–March

• 17 February – Harald Hansen, painter (died 1967)
• 20 March – Lauritz Melchior, singer (died 1973)

April–June

• 7 April – Paul Berth, footballer (died 1969)
• 21 April – Aage Rafn, architect (died 1953) ^[2]
• 12 June – Karl Jørgensen, actor (died 1956)
• 21 June – Andreas Friis, painter (died 1983)

July–September

• 20 July – Julie Vinter Hansen, astronomer (died 1960)
• 13 August – Ellen Osiier, fencer (died 1962)
• 22 August – Herman Ipsen Lund, boat builder and designer (died 1981)

October–December

• 1 November – Henry Nielsen, actor (died 1967)
• 8 November – Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg (died 1950)

Deaths

Johanne Luise Heiberg.

January–March

• 22 February – Carl Bloch, painter (born 1834)
• 10 July – Heinrich Hansen, painter (born 1821)

July–September

• 24 July – Johannes Peter Langgaard, businessman and brickyard owner (born 1811)
• 24 September – Rasmus Malling-Hansen, inventor, Lutheran minister and educator (born 1835)

October–December

• 16 November – Georg Grüner, landowner, politician and co-founder of Landmandsbanken (born 1817) ^[3]
• 22 November – Johanne Luise Heiberg, actress (born 1812) ^[4]
• 21 December – Niels Gade, composer (born 1817) ^[5]

References

1. "Christian IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "Aage Rafn" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
3. "Georg Grüner". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
4. "Johanne Luise Heiberg - Danish actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. "Niels Gade - Danish composer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 June 2018.