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1900
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Other events of 1900
List of years in Denmark

The following lists events that happened during 1900 in the Kingdom of Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
Prime minister – Hugo Egmont Hørring (until 27 April), Hannibal Sehested (council president)

Events

6 May; The inauguration of Christ Church.

27 April — The Cabinet of Sehested is formed by Hannibal Sehested of the conservative party after Hugo Egmont Hørring's resignation as Council President.
6 May – The Christ Church on Enghave Plads in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
8 May — Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen is founded by Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm and pastor Vilhelm Kold from Indre Mission.^[2]
18 May — The Danish Unitarian Church Society is founded as Det Fri Kirkesamfund.

Sports

2 July – Boldklubben Union is founded.
10 December – Hellerup IK is founded.

Births

January–March

15 January – William Heinesen, author (died 1991)
6 February – Gerda Bengtsson, textile artist (died 195)
14 March – Peter Bang, engineer (died 1957)

April–June

11 April – Kai Normann Andersen, composer and film score composer (d. 1967)
6 May – Vilhelm Hansen, cartoonist and illustrator (d. 1992)
16 May – Aage Winther-Jørgensen, actor (d. 1967)

July–September

27 July – Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (d. 1976)
8 September – Alice O'Fredericks, film director (d. 1968)

October–December

29 November – Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, author (d. 1958)

Full date missing

Harald Salomon, medallist and sculptor (died (1990)

Deaths

January–March

4 February – Albert Schou, photographer (b. 1849)
1 March – Edvard Helsted, composer (b. 1816)
10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer (b. 1805)

April–June

9 May – Carit Etlar, author (b. 1816)
29 May – Carl Lange, physician and psychologist (b. 1834)

October–December

18 June – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (b. 1849)
25 December – Holger Hvidtfeldt Jerichau, painter (b. 1861)
20 December – Georg Petersen, businessman (born 1820)^[3]

References

^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Historick overblik". Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ f"Georg Petersen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.

Years in Denmark

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v t e 1900 in Europe
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