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1770 In Denmark
Events from the year 1770 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (until 13 September), Johann Friedrich Struensee Events * March 26 - It is reported that it is possible to walk across the ice from Helsingør to Scania. * May 2 - A Royal Danish Navy fleet bound for Algiers departs from Copenhagen to bomb the city in response to the recurrent pirate attacks in the Mediterranean Sea. Undated Births * March 2 - Johan Ernst Hartmann, organist and composer (died 1844) * July 2 - Hans Munk, physician (died 1848) * September 29 - Jacob Holm, industrialist, ship owner and ship builder (died 1845) * November 19 - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor (died 1844) Deaths * May 27 – Queen Sophia Magdalene, queen of Denmark (born 1700) * September 23 – Utilia Lenkiewitz, actress (born 1711) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1770 In Denmark 1770s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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1848 In Norway
Events in the year 1848 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I. Events * Ålesund received city rights. * 10–12 March – March riots: after the newspaper ''Morgenbladet'' publishes news of the French Revolution of 1848, some 100 youths gather to make catcalls outside the house of the newspaper's editor, Adolf Bredo Stabell, in Christiania. Counter-demonstrations, in support of the French revolution and against a local ban on trade on Sundays, involved up to 3–4,000 people and led to clashes with the police and the military. Some 70 people were arrested. * 21 May – Fatal accident in Vanse Church where eight people were killed and several were injured. The accident occurred when there arose panic in the crowded church and several people were trampled to death. * 27 December – Marcus Thrane founded Drammens arbeiderforening (Drammen Labour Union). *Christiania Bank was founded. * Fred. Olsen & Co. was founded. Arts and literature * '' Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1770s In Denmark
Year 177 ( CLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius (or, less frequently, year 930 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 177 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar (age 15) and Marcus Peducaeus Plautius Quintillus become Roman Consuls. * Commodus is given the title ''Augustus'', and is made co-emperor, with the same status as his father, Marcus Aurelius. * A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome; the followers take refuge in the catacombs. * The churches in southern Gaul are destroyed after a crowd accuses the local Christians of practicing cannibalism. * Forty-seven Christians are martyred in Lyon (Saint Blandina and Pothinus, bishop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1770 In Denmark
Events from the year 1770 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VII * Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (until 13 September), Johann Friedrich Struensee Events * March 26 - It is reported that it is possible to walk across the ice from Helsingør to Scania. * May 2 - A Royal Danish Navy fleet bound for Algiers departs from Copenhagen to bomb the city in response to the recurrent pirate attacks in the Mediterranean Sea. Undated Births * March 2 - Johan Ernst Hartmann, organist and composer (died 1844) * July 2 - Hans Munk, physician (died 1848) * September 29 - Jacob Holm, industrialist, ship owner and ship builder (died 1845) * November 19 - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor (died 1844) Deaths * May 27 – Queen Sophia Magdalene, queen of Denmark (born 1700) * September 23 – Utilia Lenkiewitz, actress (born 1711) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1770 In Denmark 1770s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1711 In Denmark
Events from the year 1711 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick IV * Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested Events * January An outbreak of plaque his Helsingør. * May 25 – Helsingør is put under military blockade to prevent an outbreak of plague from spreading to Copenhagen. A total of 1,809, about one third of Helsingør's population, are killed by the disease in 1711. The efforts to keep the disease from spreading fail and a total of 40,000 people in Copenhagen and northern Zealand are killed by the disease during the outbreak. The blockade of Helsingør is not lifted until 25 July 1712. Undated * The short-lived County of Friderichsholm is established by Frederick IV for his mistress Charlotte Helene von Schindel from the manors of Næsbyholm and Bavelse but dissolved again in 1716. Births * 7 April – Daniel Ernst Bille, naval officer (died 1790) * November – Marcus Fredrik Bang, bishop (died 1789) Date unknown * Frederik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utilia Lenkiewitz
Utilia Lenkiewitz (née Utilia van Mander) (1711 – September 23, 1770) was a Danish actress, one of the first of her profession from Denmark, and a member of the pioneer-troupe of the Royal Danish Theatre. Life and career Born the child of the painter Karel van Mander, she was a part of one of the two native theatre troupes created when public theatrical activity became legal in Denmark in 1746, following a ban. The organist Carl August Thielo was the first to be given a theatre privilege, and he opened a theatre at Store Kongensgade in 1747; the same year, Julius Henrik von Qvoten opened one which played in both Danish and German, and Lenkiewitz is believed to have been a part of the Qvoten-troupe. The actors from the troupes of these temporary theatres were then employed as staff when the Royal Danish Theatre was opened in 1748, with Thielo as director. Together with the other members of these troupes, Lenkiewitz belonged to Denmark's first wave of 'native' actors, and toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1799 In Germany
Events from the year 1799 in Germany. Incumbents Holy Roman Empire * Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II (5 July 17926 August 1806) Important Electors * Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavaria- Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Charles I (30 December 1777 – 16 February 1799) * Kingdom of Saxony, Saxony- Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I (17 December 176320 December 1806) Kingdoms * Kingdom of Prussia ** Monarch – Frederick William III of Prussia (16 November 17977 June 1840) Grand Duchies * Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ** Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick Francis I– (24 April 17851 February 1837) * Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ** Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Charles II (2 June 17946 November 1816) * Grand Duke of Oldenburg ** Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg, Wilhelm (6 July 17852 July 1823) Due to mental illness, Wilhelm was duke in name only, with his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Magdalene Of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (28 November 1700 – 27 May 1770) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway. Life Early life She was born in Castle Schonberg, Bavaria, to Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach by his wife, Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein. She was raised at the court of the Queen of Poland, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, in Saxony. Crown Princess King Frederick IV of Denmark allowed his son, Crown Prince Christian, to find a suitable bride. During a trip through Europe accompanied by Chancellor Ulrik Adolf Holstein the Crown Prince met Sophie Magdalene while she was serving as lady-in-waiting of the Queen of Poland at the Pretzsch Castle. She came from a small (the Margraviate of Kulmbach was not greater than Lolland-Falster), insignificant, relatively poor and large German princely family (she had 13 siblings); however, the King gave his permission. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1833 In Denmark
Events from the year 1833 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Otto Joachim Events Undated Births * 29 January Carl Frederik Aagaard, painter (died 1895 * 22 February Carl Ludwig Jessen, painter (died 1917) * 12 May – Georg Emil Hansen, photographer (died 1891) * 7 July – Ludvig Fenger, architect (died 1905) * 26 August – Christian Vilhelm Nielsen, architect (died 1910) Deaths * 3 February Johan Frederik Bardenfleth, naval officer, court official and governor-general of the Danish West Indies (born 1772) * 17 June Louise Hegermann-Lindencrone, playwright and salonist (died 1778) * 30 November – Gerhard Ludvig Lahde, engraver (born 1765) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1833 In Denmark 1830s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Bertel Thorvaldsen (; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danes, Danish and Icelanders, Icelandic Sculpture, sculptor medallist, medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a working-class Danish/Icelandic family, and was accepted to the Royal Danish Academy of Art at the age of eleven. Working part-time with his father, who was a wood carver, Thorvaldsen won many honors and medals at the academy. He was awarded a stipend to travel to Rome and continue his education. In Rome, Thorvaldsen made a name for himself as a sculptor. Maintaining a large workshop in the city, he worked in a heroic neo-classicist style. His patrons resided all over Europe. Upon his return to Denmark in 1838, Thorvaldsen was received as a Folk hero, national hero. The Thorvaldsen Museum was erected to house his works next to Christiansborg Palace. Thorvaldsen is buried within the courtyard of the museum. In his time, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1845 In Denmark
Events from the year 1845 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VIII * Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann Events * 15 June – Klampenborg Vandkuur-, Brønd- og Søbadeanstalt, the first spa resort in Denmark, opens. Undated * Henrik Hertz writes the verse drama '' Kong Renés Datter'' Births * 20 May – Johan Henrik Deuntzer, prime minister (died 1918) Deaths * 24 February - Prince Frederik of Hesse, nobleman, general and governor (born 1771) * 10 July - Christian Frederik Hansen, architect (born 1756) * 21 June – Gottfried Becker (born 1767), pharmacist and industrialist (born 1767) * 4 August - Jacob Holm, industrialist, ship owner and ship builder (born 1779) * Johanna Elisabeth Dahlén, stage actress and opera singer References {{DEFAULTSORT:1845 In Denmark 1840s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Holm (industrialist)
Jacob Holm (29 September 1770 – 3 August 1845) was a Danish industrialist, ship owner and merchant. He founded the company Jacob Holm & Sønner, which still exists today. Early life Jacob Holm was born at Skafterup in the south of Zealand in 1770 as the youngest of four brothers. He grew up in poverty with his mother, after his father, who was a school master, died when he was just four years old. After serving his apprenticeship in Næstved, he moved to Copenhagen in 1790 where he worked for one of his brothers. Grocer and industrialist In 1794, on Christmas Day, he opened a grocer's store in Torvegade at Christianshavn, servicing the fast-growing population of Amager, and soon also engaged in a profitable trade with the Danish provinces. After some years in business he saw the advantages in having his own production of some of the goods he sold. In 1805 he constructed an oil mill at Christianshavn and from 1808 to 1811 acquired several smaller lots along Amager Road wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
