1830 in Denmark

Events from the year 1830 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VI
• Prime minister – Otto Joachim

Events

May

• 3 May – The Royal Danish Defence College is established by Frederik VI.

June

• 12 June – The steam ship PS Frederik den Sjette is launched in Copenhagen. It replaces PS Caledonia on the route between Copenhagen and Kiel.

September

• 15 September HDMS Bellona is launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen.

Undated

• The settlements of Alluitsup Paa, Kitsissuarsuit, Narsaq, and Qeqertaq are established in Greenland.

Culture

Architecture and design

• The C.F. Hansen Medaillen is introduced to mark the 50th anniversary of Christian Frederik Hansen's appointment.

Visual arts

• 1 April – The annual Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition opens
• 7 April – Wilhelm Bendz's painting The Waagepetersen Family is included in the exhibition.

Performing arts

• August Bournonville replaces Pierre Larcher as Ballet Master of the Royal Danish Ballet.

Births

January–March

• 10 February – Alfhilda Mechlenburg, writer (died 1907)

April–June

• 7 April – Jens Levin Tvede, distillerm industrialist and (died 1891)
• 18 April – Louise Bille-Brahe, court member (died 1910)
• 24 May – Henrik Olrik, painter (died 1890)
• 13 December – Mathilde Fibiger, feminist, novelist and telegraphist (died 1872)

October–December

• 14 December – Harald Hirschsprung, businessman (died 1916)

Deaths

January–March

• 20 February – Peter Jørgen Frydendahl, actor (born 1766)
• 27 February – Rasmus Kirketerp, busiessman (born 1747)

April–June

• 9 April – Friedrich Münter. scholar, theologian and bishop (born 1761)
• 22 April – Knud Lyne Rahbek, literary historian, critic, writer, poet, magazine editor and art administrator (born 1760)
• 14 May – Urban Jürgensen, clockmaker (born 1776)
• 9 June – Andreas Buntzen, businessman (born 1781)
• 28 June – Salomon Ahron Jacobson, medallist, sculptor, engraver (born 1755)

July–September

• 4 July – Jens Bloch, theologian and bishop (born 1761)
• 11 August – Christopher Schøller Bülow, landoiwner and government official (born 1770)
• 15 August – Caspar Conrad Rafn, county governor (born 1763)

October–December

• 9 December – Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacherm physician (born 1757)

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