1854 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1854 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Frederick VII[1]
- Prime minister – Anders Sandøe Ørsted (until 12 December), Peter Georg Bang
Events
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- 2 May Realskolen for Frederiksberg og Vesterbro (later Schneekloths Skole) is founded.
- 26 July – The Cabinet of Ørsted adopts a helstatsforfatning.
- 12 December – The Cabinet of Bang-Scheel is formed.
- 18 December – A large National Liberal demonstration takes place in Copenhagen.
Undated
[edit]- Lumskebugten opens at Nordre Toldbod in Copenhagen.
- Sophus Berendsen establishes as wholesaler of iron and glass for the construction industry in Copenhagen (later developing into Berendsen).[2]
- Arent Nicolai Dragsted establishes his own goldsmith's workshop on Bredgade in Copenhagen.
- The company Frichs is founded by Søren Frich in Aarhus.
- Lauritz Rasmussen establishes a zinc and bronze foundry at Åbenrå 24 in Copenhagen.
Births
[edit]- 26 January – Hans Kaarsberg, writer (died 1929)
- 27 June – Niels Neergaard, politician (died 1936)
- 15 August – L. A. Ring, painter (died 1933)
Deaths
[edit]- 30 January – Jacob Peter Mynster, theologian and bishop (born 1775)
- 23 March – Johannes Søbøtker, merchant, plantation owner and governor (born 1777)
- 9 July – Marie Toft, landowner (born 1813)
- 3 August – Jacob Holm, businessman (born 1770)
- 29 November – Poul Sporon, lawyer, (born 1795)
References
[edit]- ^ "Frederick VII | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Sophus Berendsen" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
