1761 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1761 in Denmark.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Frederick V[1]
- Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events[edit]
- 4 January – The Danish Arabia Expedition departs from Copenhagen.[2]
- 13 January – The Fire Insurance for All Danish Market Towns is instituted by law.[3]
Undated[edit]
- Georg Christian Oeder begins the publication of Flora Danica
- Johan Jacob Bruun begins the publication of his Novus Atlas Daniæ
Births[edit]
- 22 January – Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, diplomat and music historian (died 1826)
- 15 October – Peter Grønland, composer (died 1825)
Undated[edit]
- Edmund Bourke, diplomat (died 1821)
- Marie Cathrine Preisler, stage actress (died 1797)
Deaths[edit]
- February 17 — Simon Carl Stanley, sculptor (born 1703)
- July 16 - Jacob Fortling, sculptor, architect and industrialist (born 1711)
- Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
References[edit]
- ^ "Frederick V | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "The Arabian Journey 1761-1767". Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ "danmarkshistorien.dk". ortaelling.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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