1770 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1770 in Denmark.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (until 13 September), Johann Friedrich Struensee
Events[]
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The Danish fleet to Algier prior to its departure from Copenhagen
- March 26 - It is reported that it is possible to walk across the ice from Helsingør to Scania.[2]
- May 2 - A Royal Danish Navy fleet bound for Algiers departs from Copenhagen to bomb the city in response to the recurrent pirate attacks in the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
Undated[]
Births[]
- March 2 - Johan Ernst Hartmann, organist and composer (died 1844)
- July 2 - Hans Munk, physician (died 1848)
- September 29 - Jacob Holm, industrialist, ship owner and ship builder (died 1845)
- November 19 - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor (died 1844)
Deaths[]
- May 27 – Queen Sophia Magdalene, queen of Denmark (born 1700)
- September 23 – Utilia Lenkiewitz, actress (born 1711)
References[]
- ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Udisning" (in Danish). Jakob Seerups forskerblog. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ "The threat from the Barbary Coast – the Danish Navy and the war against the Mediterranean pirates". Royal Danish Naval Museum. Retrieved 2012-11-13.[permanent dead link]
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