Monarch – Frederick VII (until 15 November),[1]Christian IX[2]
Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall (until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard Monrad
Events[]
The first tram in Copenhagen passing the Liberty Column
C. C. Hall proclaiming Frederick VII's death and Christian IX's ascent to the throne from Christiansborg Palace
22 October – The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel.[3]
15 November – With Christian IX's accent to the Danuish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of Oldenburg.[2]
Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol.
24 December – Saxon and Hanoverian troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein took control of the government of Holstein.
Undated[]
Births[]
25 April – Carl Wentorf, painter (died 1914)
21 June – Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, sculptor (died 1945)
25 June – Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor (died 1934)
5 July – Anton Carl Illum, businessman (died 1938)
7 September – Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, painter 1958)
Deaths[]
17 June – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (born 1792)
15 November – Frederick VII, king of Denmark (born 1808)[1]
Years in Denmark (1501–present)