1879 in Denmark

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← 1878 1877 1876 1879 in Denmark → 1880 1881 1882
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1879 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1879 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

• Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup

Events[]

Undated[]

• The Danish Photographers Association is founded as the first organization for professional photographers in the world.^[2]
• The Thingvalla Line is founded.

Births[]

• 16 June – Sigurd Swane, painter (died 1973)
• 29 November – Jacob Gade, violinist and composer (died 1963)

Deaths[]

• 24 January – Carl Frederik Sørensen, marine painter (born 1818)
• 30 November – August Bournonville, ballet master and choreographer (born 1805)

References[]