1894 in Denmark

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← 1893 1892 1891 1894 in Denmark → 1895 1896 1897
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1894 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1894 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

• Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup (until 7 August), Tage Reedtz-Thott

Events[]

• 19 May – is founded in Copenhagen.^[2]
• 28 July
  • The foundation stone is laid for the new Copenhagen City Hall. It is not completed until 1905.^[2]
  • The Stork Fountain at Amagertorv in Copenhagen is inaugurated.^[2]
• 19 August – Frederick's Church to its final design by , almost 25+ years after its construction was first started by Nicolai Eigtved.^[2]
• 9 November - Freeport of Copenhagen opens to traffic. The same does a railway between the port and Nørrebro.^[2]

Undated[]

• The first electric elevator for human transportation in Denmark is installed in Magasin du Nord. A hydraulic elevator has been in operation at since the 1870s.^[2]

Births[]

• 1 May – Carl Petersen, politician (died 1984)
• 2 May – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (died 1981)
• 10 July – Knud Heglund, actor (died 1960)
• 14 July – Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (died 1966)
• 9 September – Poul Henningsen, writer, architect and designer (died 1967)

Deaths[]

• 7 July – Adolph Hannover, physician (born 1814)

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