1866 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1866 ; List of years in Denmark

Last updated September 13, 2024

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian IX ^[1]
Prime minister – C. E. Frijs

Events

22 August – SS Ottawa departs from Copenhagen as the first emigration ship between Copenhagen and New York City.
7 September – The engagement of Princess Dagmar and Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich is celebrated at the royal court at Christiansborg Palace.^[2]
22 September – Princess Dagmar leaves Copenhagen on board the steam ship Slesvig.^[2]
20 October – Københavns Roklub is founded.

Births

January–March

1 January – Peter Elfelt, photographer (died 1931)
19 January – Carl Theodor Zahle, politician (died 1946)
16 February – Charles Brun, politician (died 1919)
25 February – Hans Peter Prior, industrialist (died 1936)

April–June

5 May – Thomas B. Thrige, industrialist (died 1938)
19 June – Sabine Helms, botanist (died 1929)

July–September

3 July – Albert Gottschalk, painter (died 1906)
15 July – Adolph Jensen, economist and statistician (died 1948)
31 August – Georg Jensen, goldsmith, designer (died 1935)

October–December

6 October – Nina Bang, politician (died 1928)
19 November – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (died 1947)
7 December – Magnus Bech-Olsen, wrestler and circus manager (died 1932)
18 December – Holger Nielsenm, fencer (died 1955)

Deaths

6 November – Christian Albrecht Bluhme, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1794)

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References

↑ "Christian IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
1 2 "Kejserinde Dagmar og musikken" (in Danish). Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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[1] "Christian IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[Dagmar-2] 1 2 "Kejserinde Dagmar og musikken" (in Danish). Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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