1843 in Denmark
Events from the year 1843 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Christian VIII
- Prime minister - Poul Christian Stemann
Events
- 18 May – first public meeting at Skamlingsbanken.
- 16 August – Georg Carstensen Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen are inaugurated with 3,615 visitors on the opening day. At the end of the 1843 season, more than 175,000 guests have visited the park.
- 15 December The Barony of Adelersborg is established by G.F.O. Zytphen-Adeler and Bertha Henriette Frederikke Løvenskiold from the manors of Dragsholm and Dønnerup.
Culture
Literature
- 20 February – Søren Kierkegaard publishes Either/Or,
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 7 January – Erhard Frederiksen, agriculturalist
- 24 January – Evald Tang Kristensen, author and folklore collector
- 25 February – Christian Ditlev [Ammentorp Hansen], pharmacist and industrialist
- 31 March
- * Christian Zacho, painter
- * Kristian Zahrtmann, painter
AprilJune
- 8 April - Asger Hamerik, composer
- 3 June - King Frederick VIII
OctoberDecember
- 9 October Christian Christiansen, physicist
- 7 November – Emil Vett, businessman
Deaths
- 13 January – Princess Louise Auguste, princess of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg