1897 in Denmark

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1897
in
Denmark

Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:Other events of 1897
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1897 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

  • 29 May – St. Luke's Church in Frederiksberg is consecrated as the first new church to be built to relieve the pressure on Frederiksberg Church in the fast-growing Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen.[2]
  • 11 June — 1897 Gentofte train crash
  • 7 August — Cabinet of Hørring is formed by Hugo Egmont Hørring of the conservative party Højre after Tage Reedtz-Thott's resignation as Council President,

Undated[]

Births[]

  • February – Erling Foss, engineer, businessman (died 1982)
  • 29 August – Helge Rosvaenge, singer (died 1972)
  • 29 October – Sigurd Langberg, actor (died 1954)
  • 9 November – Arthur Jensen, actor (died 1981)
  • 31 December – Liva Weel, actress (died 1952)

Deaths[]

  • 11 February – Christen Dalsgaard, painter (born 1824)
  • 30 April – Carsten Henrichsen, painter (born 1824)
  • 20 June – Johannes Steenstrup, natural scientist (born 1813)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Kirkens historie" (in Danish). Sankt Lukas Kirke. Retrieved 30 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
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