1866 in Denmark

← 1865 1864 1863 1866 in Denmark → 1867 1868 1869
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	Other events of 1866 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1866 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX[1]
• Prime minister – C. E. Frijs

Events

SS Ottawa, illustration by Carl Emil Baagøe in Illustreret Tidende

7 September: The "Russian Dance" at Christiansborg Palace

• 22 August – SS Ottawa departs from Copenhagen as the first emigration ship between Copenhagen and New Torrk City.
• 7 September – The engagement of Princess Dagmar and Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich is celebrated at the royal court at Christiansborg Palace.[2]
• 22 September – Princess Dagmar leaves Copenahgen on board the steam ship Slesvig.[2]

Births

• 1 January – Peter Elfelt, photographer (died 1931)
• 3 July – Albert Gottschalk, painter (died 1906)
• 31 August – Georg Jensen, goldsmith, designer (died 1935)
• 9 November – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (died 1947)

Deaths

• 16 December – Christian Albrecht Bluhme, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1794)

References

1. "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "Kejserinde Dagmar og musikken" (in Danish). Rpyal Danish Library. Retrieved 13 October 2017.