1770 in Denmark

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See also:Other events of 1770
List of years in Denmark

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Udisning" (in Danish). Jakob Seerups forskerblog. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. ^ "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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