1783 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Christian VIIChristian VII of DenmarkChristian VII was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain....
- Prime minister – Ove Høegh-GuldbergOve Høegh-GuldbergOve Høegh-Guldberg was a Danish statesman, historian and de facto prime minister of Denmark, 1772–1784.-Biography:...
Births
- January 2 – Christoffer Wilhelm EckersbergChristoffer Wilhelm EckersbergChristoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig , to Henrik Vilhelm Eckersberg, painter and carpenter, and Ingeborg Nielsdatter...
, painter (d. 18581858 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall-Births:* January 2 – Viggo Lindstrøm, actor and theatre director...
) - May 11 – Peter WillemoesPeter Willemoes-Biography:Willemoes was born on 11 May 1783 in Assens on the island of Funen, where his father was a public servant. At the age of twelve he was sent to the Naval Academy in Copenhagen, where he was a mediocre student who chafed under and rebelled against the harsh discipline. He became a cadet in...
, naval officer (d. 1803) - October 8 – Christian MolbechChristian MolbechChristian Molbech was a Danish historian, literary critic, writer and editor of historical sources.Christian Molbech was raised in Sorø and in 1802 he graduated from Sorø Academy. 1804 he was employed at Royal Danish Library and was thus never formally trained as an historian...
, historian and editor (d. 18571857 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ , Carl Christian Hall-Births:* July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer -Deaths:...
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