Events from the year 1893 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch –

Christian IX Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstei ...

* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup

Events

Births

* 26 January –

Christian Arhoff Christian Hansen Arhoff (26 January 1893 in Horsens – 9 August 1973) was a Danish stage and film actor. Arhoff joined the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark in 1941. Selected filmography *'' Talende film'' - 1923 *'' Kraft og sk ...

, actor (died

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

) * 14 February – Kay Fisker, architect (died 1965) * 26 May –

Vilhelm Lundstrøm Vilhelm Lundstrøm (26 May 1893 – 9 May 1950) was a Danish modernist painter. He was a central figure in early Danish experimental art and introduced French cubism to Denmark. Biography Vilhelm Henry Lundstrøm was born in Copenhagen, Den ...

, painter (died

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...

) * 12 June –

Helga Frier Helga Frier (12 June 1893 – 9 January 1972) was a Danish actress. She debuted in 1914 in the Den jyske Folkescene. Filmography *''Odds 777'' - 1932 *''De blaa drenge'' - 1933 *'' Rasmines bryllup'' - 1935 *'' Sjette trækning'' - 1936 ...

, actress (died

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

) * 24 July – C. Th. Sørensen, landscape architect (died

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

) * 28 July –

Rued Langgaard Rued Langgaard (; born Rud Immanuel Langgaard; 28 July 1893 – 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist. His then-unconventional music was at odds with that of his Danish contemporaries but was recognized 16 years afte ...

, composer and organist (died

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

) * 4 August –

Tom Kristensen Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of which were consecutive (from 2000 to 2005). In 1997, he won the race with the Joest Racing te ...

, poet and critic (died 1974)

Deaths

* 10 June – Erhardine Adolphine Hansen, actress (born 1815) * 7 September – Israel B. Melchior, photographer (born

1827 Events January–March * January 5 – The first regatta in Australia is held, taking place on Tasmania (called at the time ''Van Diemen's Land''), on the River Derwent at Hobart. * January 15 – Furman University, founded in 1826, be ...

) * 13 September –

Carl Ludvig Gerlach Carl Ludvig Gerlach (April 26, 1832 – September 13, 1893) was a Danish composer and opera singer. Notable works *''Kjærlighed er trolddom'' (1856) *''3 Charakteerstykker'' (1859) *''Fader vor'' (1862) *''Jesus opvækker Lazarus'' (187 ...

, composer and opera singer (born

1832 Events January–March * January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society. * January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white plant ...

) * 19 September – Anker Heegaard, businessman (born 1815)

References

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Years of the 19th century in Denmark