1849 in Denmark
Events from the year 1849 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VII
- Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke
Events
- 12 January – General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break.
- 3 February – The Danish Veterinary Association is founded.
- 5 June – The Constitution of Denmark is signed by King Frederik VII.
- 4 December – First elections to the Folketing under the new constitution.
First Schleswig War
- 5 April – Battle of Eckernförde
- 12 April – Battle of Kolding
- 31 May – Skirmish of Århus
- 4 June – Battle of Heligoland
- 6 July – Battle of Fredericia
Date unknown
- The requirement for passports for journeys inside Denmark is abolished.
- The Danish West Indian daler replaces the rigsdaler as the currency of the Danish West Indies.
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 16 January - Hans Ole Brasen, painter
- 19 February – Ida Falbe-Hansen, educator and women's activist
- 27 March – Albert Schou, photographer
AprilJune
- 26 April – Olaf Poulsen, comedic stage actor
- 3 May – Jacob Riis, photographer, journalist and activist
- 9 June – Michael Ancher, painter
JulySeptember
- 5 July – Anthonore Christensen, painter
- 19 July – Louise Ravn-Hansen, painter
- 21 July – Leopold Rosenfeld, composer
- 24 July – J. A. D. Jensen, naval officer and Arctic explorer
- 3 August – Axel Liebmann, composer
- 6 August – Gustav Frederik Holm, naval officer and Arctic explorer
- 14 August – Aksel Mikkelsen, educator
- 15 August – Frida Schmidt, suffragist
- 16 August – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist
- 27 September – Nanna Liebmann, composer and music critic
OctoberDecember
- 27 October – Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle, brewer and businessman
- 5 November – Emil Blichfeldt, architect
- 11 November – Martin Nyrop, architect
Deaths
AprilJune
- 10 April Johan Ferdinand de Neergaard, county govvernor and landowner
- 3 May – Catharine Simonsen, soprano
- 27 May – Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel, military officer and landscape painter
JulySeptember
- 19 July – Christian Tuxen Falbe, naval officer and explorer
- 15 August – Christopher Friedenreich Hage, merchant
- 20 August Johan Carl Modeweg, industrialist
- 4 December – Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer
OctoberDecember
- 2 December – Poul Elias Windtmil Schlegel, physician