1888 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1888 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup
Events
Undated
- The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 took place in Copenhagen.[2]
Culture
Music
- 5 February – First public performance of Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 in the smaller hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen.
Births
January–March
- 6 March – Hans Christian Hagedorn, pharmachologist and Novo Nordisk co-founder (died 1971)
- 9 March – Ernestine Nyrop, textile artist (died 1975)
- 15 March – Sophus Nielsen, footballer (died 1963)
- 30 March – Einar Utzon-Frank, sculptor (died 1955)
April–June
- 26 April – Olaf Henriksen, Major League baseball player (died 1962)
July–September
- 15 July – Svend Bille, actor (died 1973)
- 28 July – Adam Fischer, sculptor (died 1968)
- 12 August – Prince Axel of Denmark (died 1964)
October–December
- 13 December – A. J. Iversen, cabinetmaker and furniture designer (died 1979)
- 15 December – Kaare Klint, architect (died 1954)
- 16 December – Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, Olympic athlete (died 1965)
Deaths
- 29 February – Wilhelm Sponneck, nobleman and politician, Danish finance minister (born 1815)
- 8 August – Jørgen Roed, painter (born 1808)
- 14 August – Carl Christian Hall, politician, Danish prime minister (born 1812)
References
- ^ "Christian IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Nordic Exhibition of 1888". Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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