1696 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1696 in Denmark

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchChristian V[1]

Events[]

  • 19 April – Church of Our Saviour on Christianshavn in Copenhagen is inaugurated.[2]

Full date missing[]

  • The Thisted witch trial, referred to as the last witch trials in Denmark, begins in Thisted.

Births[]

  • 22 June – Joost van Hemert, merchant and ship-owner (died 1775)

Full date missing[]

Deaths[]

  • 28 June – Eiler Holck, baron and military officer (born )

Full date missing[]

  • Peder Lauridsen Kylling, botanist (born 1640)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian V | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ "1696". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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