Events from the year 1663 in
Denmark.
Incumbents
* Monarch –
Frederick III
Events
* April 20 – The Danish seizure of Fort Christiansborg and Carlsborg (Cape Castle) completes the annexation of the
Swedish Gold Coast settlements, the beginning of the
Danish Gold Coast.
Undated
* Peder Syv publishes ''Nogle Betenkninger om det Cimbriske Sprog ''.
Publications
*
Thomas Bartholin: ''De pulmonum substantia et motu''. Copenhagen, 1663.
Births
Deaths
* 13 January –
Esaias Fleischer, pharmacist (born c.
1586
Events
* January 18 – The 7.9 Tenshō earthquake strikes the Chubu region of Japan, triggering a tsunami and causing at least 8,000 deaths.
* June 16 – The deposed and imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of ...
)
* 27 September
**
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born
1584
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Events
January–June
* January–March – Archangelsk is founded as ''New Kholmogory'' in northern Russia, by Ivan the Terrible.
* January 11 – Sir Walter Mildmay is given a royal licence to found Emman ...
)
**
Christoffer Urne
Christoffer Knudsson Urne til Årsmarke (27 October 1593 – 27 September 1663) was a Danish civil servant. He served as Governor-general of Norway from 1629 to 1642.
Biography
He was born at Halsted Priory on the island of Lolland, Denmar ...
, statesman and landholder (died
1593
Events
January–December
* January – Siege of Pyongyang (1593): A Japanese invasion is defeated in Pyongyang by a combined force of Korean and Ming troops.
* January 18 – Siamese King Naresuan, in combat on elephant back, k ...
)
References
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Years of the 17th century in Denmark