Events from the year 1777 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch –

Christian VII Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was a monarch of the House of Oldenburg who was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Duchy of Schleswig, Schleswig and Duchy of Holstein, Holstein from 1766 until his death in 1808. For his motto ...

* Prime minister –

Ove Høegh-Guldberg Ove Høegh-Guldberg (born ''Guldberg''; 1 September 1731 – 7 February 1808) was a Danish statesman, historian, and ''de facto'' prime minister of Denmark during the reign of the mentally unstable King Christian VII. Biography Guldber ...

Events

* 23 July – The brothers Jørgen Wichmand and Thomas Frederik Wichmand were ennobled by letters patent under the name

Wichfeld Wichfeld is a Danish noble family which was founded by letters patent in 1777. History The noble family was founded when the brothers Jørgen Wichmand and Thomas Frederik Wichmand were ennobled by letters patent with the name Wichfeld on 23 Jul ...

. * 2 September HDNS ''Justitia'' is launched at

Orlogsværftet ''Orlogsværftet'' () was a Danish naval shipyard under the Royal Danish Navy. Before 1924, it was an integral part of the naval base at Holmen Naval Base, Holmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark, with an independent management from 1692 when Olau ...

on Nyholm in Copenhagen.

Undated

* The pioneer acting academy ''

Det Dramatiske Selskab Det Dramatiske Selskab is the name for several Norwegian amateur theatre drama troupes. These troupes were the first permanent theatre troupes in the cities of Norway. The period between 1780–1830 is described by many as ''the age of the dramatic ...

'' is founded. * Danish India i turned over to the government by the Danish East Asia Company and becomes a Danish crown colony.

Births

* 9 May – Johannes Søbøtker, merchant, plantation owner and governor (died 1854) * 14 August - Hans Christian Ørsted, physicist and chemist, discoverer of

electromagnetism In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge. It is the second-strongest of the four fundamental interactions, after the strong force, and it is the dominant force in the interactions of ...

(died 1851) * 16 October - Johan Ludwig Lund, painter (d, 1867) * 27 October – Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt, businessman (died 1856) * 18 November Thomas Blom, master mason and architect (died 1841) * 23 December – Johan Christian Drewsen, businessman and agronomist (died 1953)

Deaths

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1777 In Denmark 1770s in Denmark

Years of the 18th century in Denmark