1894 in Denmark

Events from the year 1894 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch - Christian IX
Prime minister - J. B. S. Estrup, Tage Reedtz-Thott

Events

1 January Gudhjem Time is introduced in Denmark.
19 May - Danish Authors' Society is founded in Copenhagen.
28 July
*The foundation stone is laid for the new Copenhagen City Hall. It is not completed until 1905.
* The Stork Fountain at Amagertorv in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
19 August - Frederick's Church to its final design by Ferdinald Meldahl, almost 25+ years after its construction was first started by Nicolai Eigtved.
9 November The Freeport of Copenhagen opens to traffic. The same does a railway between the port and Nørrebro.

Undated

The first electric elevator for human transportation in Denmark is installed in Magasin du Nord. A hydraulic elevator has been in operation at Hotel Kongen af Danmark since the 1870s.

Culture

Music

14 March The première of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 is performed by Johan Svendsen conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra, with Nielsen himself among the second violins.

Sports

1 September Østerbros Boldklub is founded.

Births

JanuaryMarch

13 April Lis Ahlmann, textile artist

AprilJune

1 May - Carl Petersen, politician
2 May - Ellen Gottschalch, actress

JulySeptember

10 July - Knud Heglund, actor
14 July - Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer
9 September - Poul Henningsen, writer, architect and designer

OctoberDecember

7 November Gertie Wandel, textile artist

Deaths