1881 in Denmark
Events from the year 1881 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX
- Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup
Events
- 24 May – the May 1881 Danish Folketing election is held.
- 26 July – the July 1881 Danish Folketing election is held.
- 1 October – the Herning–Skjern section of the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line opens.
- 1 September – Rysensteen Gymnasium is established in Copenhagen.
- 21 September – the Statue of Niels Juel, created by the sculptor Theobald Stein, is unveiled in 1881 at Holmens Kanal.
- The Neye luggage company is established in Copenhagen.
- Danish Distillers open in Aalborg.
Births
- 15 January – Børge Nyrop, painter
- 24 April Harald Giersing, painter
- 6 July – Nancy Dalberg, composer
- 11 September – Asta Nielsen, actress
- 6 October Vilhelm Buhl, politician