1876 in Denmark

Events

18 March – The newspaper Nationaltidende is published for the first time.^[2]
2 April – The first issue of Ravnen, a labour movement magazine, is published.^[3]
25 April – The 1876 Folketing election is held. The Liberal Party wins 74 out of 102 seats.^[4]
26 April – Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is founded.^[5]
8 June – On a congress at the entertainment venue Gimle in Copenhagen, the Social Democratic Party adopts its first political programme, Gimleprogrammet.^[6]
15 May: The Greek royal family arrives to Copenhagen.
12 July – The Svendborg Railway Line opens between the towns of Odense and Svendborg on Funen.^[7]
26 August – The Ryomgård–Grenaa section of the Grenaa Line railway is opened, as are the stations along it: Ryomgård, Kolind, Trustrup and Grenaa.
25 September – The Hans Christian Ørsted Monument in Ørstedsparken in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
8 October – Prince Harald is born to Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Louise.
18 November – The Royal Danish Geographical Society is founded.

Julius Mortensen Shipping, present-day United Shipping & Trading Company, is founded in Fredericia.^[8]

Births

17 January – Morten Korch, writer of populist stories and romances (died 1954)
19 January
- Camillo Carlsen, composer (died 1948)
- Thit Jensen, novelist and author of short stories, plays and society-critical articles (died 1957)
29 January – Ludolf Nielsen, composer, violinist, conductor and pianist (died 1939)
12 February – Roger Henrichsen, composer and pianist (died 1926)
10 March – Edvard Eriksen, sculptor, creator of the Little Mermaid statue (died 1959)
20 February – Kristian Møhl, painter and decorative artist (died 1962)

29 May – Christine Swane, painter associated with the "Funen Painters" (died 1960)
2 June – Hakon Børresen, composer (died 1954)

1 July – Karen Jeppe, missionary and social worker (died 1935)
13 July – Anders Petersen, sport shooter, gold medalist in 300 metre team military rifle, standing, at the 1920 Summer Olympics (died 1968)
18 July – William Wain Prior, major-general, commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Army 1939–1941 (died 1946)
6 August – Christian Christensen, track and field athlete, competitor at the 1900 Summer Olympics (died 1956)
22 August – Erik Christian Clemmensen, Danish-American chemist, inventor of the Clemmensen reduction (died 1941)
12 September – Frederik Jacobsen, actor (died 1922)

2 October – Arnold Peter Møller, shipping magnate, founder of A. P. Moller-Maersk (died 1965)
8 October – Prince Harald, royal, army officer (died 1949)
28 October – Hans Denver, sport shooter, competitor at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics (died 1961)
30 October – Holger Jacobsen, architect (died 1960)
13 November – Ivar Bentsen, architect (died 1943)
22 November – Erik Arup, historian (died 1951)
25 November – John Christen Johansen, Danish-American portraitist (died 1964)
14 December – Jørgen Arenholt, tennis player, competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics (died 1953)
22 December – Jens Laursøn Emborg, organist and composer (died 1957)
24 December – Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, farmer, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark 1926–1929 (died 1943)

Deaths

Incumbents