Events from the year 1761 in
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
.
Incumbents
* Monarch –
Frederick V
* Prime minister –
Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events
* 4 January – The
Danish Arabia Expedition departs from
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
.
* 13 January – The
Fire Insurance for All Danish Market Towns is instituted by law.
Undated
*
Georg Christian Oeder begins the publication of ''
Flora Danica''
*
Johan Jacob Bruun begins the publication of his ''
Novus Atlas Daniæ''
Births
* 22 January
Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, diplomat and music historian (died
1826
Events January–March
* January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a satirical weekly.
* January 17 – The Ballantyne printing business in Edinburgh (Scotland) crashes, ruining noveli ...
)
* 15 October –
Peter Grønland, composer (died
1825)
Undated
*
Edmund Bourke, diplomat (died
1821
Events
January–March
* January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.
* January 26 – Congress of Laibach convenes to deal with outstanding international issues, particularly ...
)
*
Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (died 1797)
Deaths
* February 17 —
Simon Carl Stanley, sculptor (born
1703
In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Thursday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January–March
* January 9 – The Jamaican town of Port Royal, a center of trade ...
)
* July 16 -
Jacob Fortling
Jacob Fortling (23 December 1711 – 16 July 1761) was a German- Danish sculptor, architect and industrialist, described as one of the most industrious people in the Denmark of his day. He came to Denmark at age 18 and embarked on a successful ...
, sculptor, architect and industrialist (born 1711)
* Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
References
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1760s in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
Years of the 18th century in Denmark
1761 in Europe