1839 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1839 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VI (until 3 December),[1] then Christian VIII[2]
- Prime minister – Otto Joachim
Events
- January
- 8 January – By Roual Order of 8 January 1738, sletdaler (coin) is replaced by the kurantdaler (= 4 mark à 16 skilling).[3]
- December
- 3 December – Frederick VI dies, and Christian VIII becomes King of Denmark
Births
January–March
- 8 January – Anna Henriette Levinsohn, opera singer (died 1899)
- 25 January – Frederikke Federspiel, photographer (died 1913)
- 6 February – Caroline Testman, women's rights activist (died 1919)
- 15 February – Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen, mathematician (died 1920)
- 18 February – Hermann Baagøe Storck, architect (died 1922)
- 13 March – Tage Reedtz-Thott, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1923)
April–June
- 10 June – Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1912)
July–September
- 21 August Otto Bache, painter (died 1927)
- 26 August – Kristen Feilberg, photographer (died 1919)
- 23 September - Wilhelmine Schröder, royal favorite (died 1924)
October–December
- 2 October – Hans Smidth, artist (died 1917)
- 12 October – Frederik Bergmann Larsen, physician (born 1916)
- 31 November – Niels Steenberg, engineer (died 1915)
- 4 December – Louise Hegermann-Lindencrone, playwright and salonist (died 1833)
Deaths
- 7 January – Adam Gottlob von Krogh, military officer (born 1978 in Norway)
- 29 March – Giuseppe Siboni opera singer and director (born 1780)
- 18 August – Bendix Frantz Ludwig Schow, mayor (born 1778)
- 27 October – Frederik Hauch, Postmaster-General (born 1754)
- 3 December – Frederick VI, King of Denmark (born 1768)[1]
- Full date missing
- Hans Wassard, businessman and landowner (born 1756)
References
- ^ a b "Frederick VI | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Christian VIII | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "1738". roskildehistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 March 2026.