1898 in Denmark

Events from the year 1898 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX
• Prime minister – Hugo Egmont Hørring

Events

April

• 5 April The 1898 Danish Folketing election is held.

May

• 1 May The Slagelse-Verslev Railway opens on western Zealand.

August

• 1 August The United Copenhagen Tramways is founded in Copenhagen.

September

• 21 September The 1898 Danish Landsting election is held.

Undated

• Kirkeligt Samfund af 1898 is founded by right-leaning Grundtvigians in opposition to Indre Mission as well as left-leaning Grundtvigians.
• The Western Power Station is inaugurated in Copenhagen.
• The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions is established with Jens Jensen as its first president.
• Kjøbenhavns Grundejeres Renholdningsselskab is founded.

Sports

• Unknown date Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the 1897–98 Football Tournament.
• Randers Sportsklub Freja us founded in Tanders.
• Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 is founded.

Publications

• Henrik Pontoppidan's Lykke–Per vol. I (Lucky Per, 2010)

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 11 January – Hans Kirk, author (d. 1962)
• 13 January – Kaj Munk, playwright and Lutheran priest (d. 1944)
• 9 February – Steen Eiler Rasmussen, architect and writer (d. 1990)
• 2 March – Mogens Koch, architect and designer (d. 1992)

AprilJune

• 15 April – Flemming Weis, composer (died 1981)
• 17 May – Carl Hansen, footballer (d. 1978)

JulySeptember

• 21 September – The 1898 Danish Landsting election is held.

OctoberDecember

• 29 October – Gudrun Bjørner, politician (d. 1959)
• 31 October – C. F. Møller, architect (d. 1988)
• 17 November – Frederik Winkel Horn, historian and translator (born 1845)
• 7 December – Leif B. Hendil, journalist active in the Rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II (died 1961)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 17 March Hansine Andræ, feminist (born 1817)

AprilJune

• 3 April Johan Lange, botanist (born 1848)

JulySeptember

• 15 August – Arent Nicolai Dragsted, goldsmith (born 1821)
• 18 July – Emil Hartmann, composer (born 1836)
• 29 September – Louise of Hesse-Kassel, queen consort of Christian IX (b. 1863)

OctoberDecember

• 20 October Severine Casse, women's rights activist (born 1805)

References