1801 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1801 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

The Battle of Copenhagen, painting by John Thomas Serres.
  • 3 March – Battle of West Kay: the Danish brig HDMS Lougen is attacked by two British vessels at West Kay in the Danish West Indies.
  • 2 April – The Battle of Copenhagen takes place.[2]
  • 9 April – A meeting between Crown Prince Frederik and Vice Admiral Lord Nelson at Amalienborg Palace results in a ceasefire. Denmark has to leave the neutrality pact.[2]
  • 6 July – The first vaccination against smallpox in Denmark is made, using the method invented by Edward Jenner.[2]

Undated[]

  • Exercise is for the first time introduced in the curriculum of a state school in Denmark.[2]

Births[]

  • 14 June – Peter Wilhelm Lund, natural scientist (died 1880)
  • 24 June – , painter (died 1890)
  • 13 October – Søren Hjorth, railway pioneer and inventor (died 1870)

Deaths[]

  • 21 January – , scientist (born 1740)
  • Elisabeth Christine Berling, businessperson (born 1744)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "1801" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
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