Events from the year 1637 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Events

* February A contract was signed with a Henrik van Dingklage in

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for the supply of bricks for the construction of Rundetårn in Copenhagen. The first three shiploads are to be delivered in May, the next three loads the following month and the remainder on demand.

Undated

* Corfitz Ulfeldt is appointed as Governor of Copenhagen.

Births

Full date missing

* Dieterich Buxtehude, composer (died 1707) *

Ove Ramel Ove Ramel (1637 – 29 January 1685) was a Danish landowner. Biography Ramel (also written Offue Rommel and Rammel) was the son of Privy Counsellor Henrik Ramel (1601–1653) and Margrethe Skeel (died 1671 or later). He attended Sorø Academy i ...

, landowner (died

1685 Events January–March * January 6 – American-born British citizen Elihu Yale, for whom Yale University in the U.S. is named, completes his term as the first leader of the Madras Presidency in India, administering the colony ...

)

Deaths

* 18 March Dorothea Elisabeth Christiansdatter, daughter of Christian IV (born

1629 Events January–March * January 7– Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate, the 15-year-old son of the German Palatinate elector, Frederick V, drowns in an accident while sailing to Amsterdam. * January 19&nd ...

) * 9 October

Anna Svane Anna Svane (c. 1573–1637) was a Danish merchant. Biography Anna Hansdatter Svane was born at Ribe, the daughter of Hans Svaning and Marine Sørensdatter Stage. Her grandfather was historian Hans Svaning (c. 1500–1584), whose surname was subseq ...

, merchant (born c. 1573)

Publications

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (also as Longberg or Severin) (4 October 1562 – 8 October 1647) was a Danish astronomer. The name Longomontanus was a Latinized form of the name of the village of Lomborg, Jutland, Denmark, where he was born. Hi ...

: ''Coronis Problematica ex Mysteriis trium Numerorum''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1637 Denmark Denmark Years of the 17th century in Denmark