Events from the year 1644 in

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 state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

Incumbents

* Monarch — Christian IV * Steward of the Realm — Corfitz Ulfeldt

Events

* the

Domus Anatomica Domus Anatomica was an anatomical theatre which existed from 1644 until 1728 in Copenhagen, Denmark. History There are references to a modest ''lectorium medicorum'' in Copenhagen from 1605 but in 1621 the statutes of the university stressed that ...

anatomical theatre is completed. * the

Torstenson War The Torstenson war, Hannibal controversy or Hannibal War ( no, Hannibalsfeiden) was a short period of conflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway from 1643 to 1645 towards the end of the Thirty Years' War. The names refer to Swedish general L ...

breaks out between

Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: ) was an early modern multi-national and multi-lingual real unionFeldbæk 1998:11 consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe I ...

and

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. It was resolved by the Second Treaty of Brömsebro in

1645 Events January–March * January 3 – The Long Parliament adopts the ''Directory for Public Worship'' in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, replacing the Book of Common Prayer (1559). Holy Days (other than Sundays) are not ...

Torstenson War

* 9 January – the Battle of Kolding begins the

. * 16 May – the Action of 16 May 1644. * 1 July – the

Battle of Colberger Heide The Battle of Colberger Heide (also Kolberger Heide or Colberg Heath) took place on 1 July 1644 during the Torstenson War, off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The battle was indecisive, but a minor success for the Dano-Norwegian fleet command ...

. * 13 October – the Battle of Frehmarn. * 22 December – the Battle of Bysjön.

Births

* 18 March – Oliger Paulli, merchant and publisher (died

1714 Events January–March * January 21 – After being tricked into deserting a battle against India's Mughal Empire by the rebel Sayyid brothers, Prince Azz-ud-din Mirza is blinded on orders of the Emperor Farrukhsiyar as punishment. * Feb ...

) * 26 March –

Berte Skeel Berte Skeel (26 March 1644 – 5 July 1720) was a Danish noble, philanthropist and estate owner. She was the owner of Selsø Manor and co-founder of the '' Roskilde Adelige Jomfrukloster'' at Roskilde Kloster. Early life and marriage Berte Sk ...

, noblewoman (died

1720 Events January–March * February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England. * January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). * February 17 – The Treaty of ...

) * 21 April – Conrad von Reventlow, Grand Chancellor of Denmark (died

1708 In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing th ...

) * 25 September –

Ole Rømer Ole Christensen Rømer (; 25 September 1644 – 19 September 1710) was a Danish astronomer who, in 1676, made the first measurement of the speed of light. Rømer also invented the modern thermometer showing the temperature between two fix ...

, astronomer (died

1710 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Saturday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – In Prussia, Cölln is merged with Alt-Berlin b ...

)

Deaths

* 20 February – Jens Bang, merchant (born c. 1575) * 13 October – Pros Mund, admiral (born c. 1589) * 18 December –

Leonhard Blasius Leonhard Blasius (also spelled Lennart, Leinert, Lineest) (died 8 December 1644) was a Danish architect in the service of King Christian IV. Biography Blasius, who was certainly a Dutchman, probably arrived in Denmark from the Netherlands where he ...

, architect (born in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

)

Date unknown

* October – Corfits Ulfeldt, naval officer (born c. 1600)

References

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Years of the 17th century in Denmark