1801 in Denmark
Events from the year 1801 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 3 March – Battle of West Kay: the Danish brig is attacked by two British vessels at West Kay in the Danish West Indies.
- 2 April – The Battle of Copenhagen takes place.
- 9 April – A meeting between Crown Prince Frederik and Vice Admiral Lord Nelson at Amalienborg Palace results in a ceasefire. Denmark-Norway has to leave the neutrality pact.
- 6 July – The first vaccination against smallpox in Denmark is made, using the method invented by Edward Jenner.
Undated
- Exercise is for the first time introduced in the curriculum of a state school in Denmark.
Births
- 4 April – Frederik Oxholm, colonial administrator
- 14 June – Peter Wilhelm Lund, natural scientist
- 24 June – Jørgen Valentin Sonne, painter
- 28 August – Adolph Stramboe, ballet dancer
- 13 October – Søren Hjorth, railway pioneer and inventor
Deaths
- 20 January Alexander Kølpin
- 21 January – Peter Christian Abildgaard, scientist
- 15 February Vilhelm Bornemann, Hudge Advocate General, chief of police and Supreme Court justice
Fill date missing
- Elisabeth Christine Berling, businessperson