1759 in Denmark
Events from the year 1759 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick V[1]
- Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events
Undated
- Construction of Christian's Church, Copenhagen is completed.
- The settlement of Aasiaat is founded as Egedesminde in Greenland.
- The village of Havredal is founded.
Births
- 15 January – Jørgen Mandix, judge (died 1835)[2]
- 19 July – Christopher Friedenreich Hage, merchant (died 1849)
Deaths
- 4 April – Christoffer Foltmar, painter and organist (born 1718)
- 9 May – Johan Friederich Wewer, merchant (born 1699)
- 5 September – Lauritz de Thurah, architect (born 1706)
- 29 October – Anne Dorthe Lund, actress (date of birth unknown)
References
- "Frederick V: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Nielsen, Yngvar (1897). "Mandix, Jørgen". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XI. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag. p. 89. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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