1779 in Denmark

Events from the year 1779 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII
• Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

Undated

Culture

Music

• Johann Hartmann's music for Johannes Ewald's opera The Death of Vader (premiered 1778) is used for the first time.

Births

• 7 March Conrad Christian Bøhndel, painter and lithographer (died 1847)
• 3 April Julius Høegh-Guldberg, military officer (died 1751)
• 4 April Julius Høegh-Guldberg, officer and politician (died 1861)
• 3 August Peter Atke Castberg, physician (died 1823)
• 25 August Andreas Schifter (died 1852)
• 14 November – Adam Oehlenschläger, poet (died 1850)

Deaths

• 30 September Johan Christian Conradi, German-Danish master builder and architect (born 1709)
• 28 September Frederik Oertz, county governor and court official (born 1712)
• 15 October Frederik de Løvenørn, county governor (born 1715)

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