Denmark

1,054 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Denmark, 1600 CE to 2012 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

17th century

467 entries, 1600 CE to 1699 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

1600A strange aerial phenomenon over the Aarslev meadows is witnessed by local peasants and documented by scholar Holger Rosenkrantz.Denmark source
160531 March – Isaac Pieterszoon van Amsterdam is appointed 'commissioner of the Sound', to ensure that Dutch trade ships would return to the Netherlands.Denmark source
160918 March – Frederick III of Denmark, king of Denmark and Norway (died 1670)Denmark source
1614Kristianstad is founded by Christian IV in Scania, then a part of Denmark.Denmark source
1618November 16 – The first Danish voyage to India departs from Copenhagen under the command of Ove Giedde.Denmark source
1622The Matthias Hansen House on Amagertorv in Copenhagen is built.Denmark source
162625 April – The Battle of Dessau Bridge.Denmark source
1630Jørgen Ringnis completes an elaborately carved new pulpit for Nakskov Church.Denmark source
1637Corfitz Ulfeldt is appointed as Governor of Copenhagen.Denmark source
1641Jacob Madsen becomes mayor of Copenhagen.Denmark source
16449 January – the Battle of Kolding begins the Torstenson War.Denmark source
16472 June – Crown-Prince Christian dies, leading to a succession crisis in Denmark-Norway.Denmark source
16517 July – Dina Vinhofvers, silk worker and accuser of Corfitz Ulfeldt (born 1620)Denmark source
16571 December – Karen Brahe, book collector (born 1736)Denmark source
1659The plague ravages Denmark, particularly Jutland, probably brought to the country by German and Polish mercenaries.Denmark source
166124 June – The Coat of arms of Copenhagen is granted to the city by the king in appraisal of its citizens' efforts in repelling the Swedish siege and attack on the city the previous year. An accompanying royal letter of privilege also introduced various privileges which, however remained of relatively minor importance. The city is also granted the fief Roskilde (Bidstrup estate).* September – Corfitz Ulfeldt and Leonora Christina are released from their imprisonment at Hammershus on the island of Bornholm.Denmark source
16657 April – Henrik Ernstt, jurist (born 1603)Denmark source
1671The military Garnisons Cemetery is inaugurated outside Copenhagen's Eastern City Gate.Denmark source
16745 December – Iver Rosenkrantz, statesman and landowner (died 1745)Denmark source
1677Thomas Hansen Kingo is appointed Bishop of Funen.Denmark source
1681Robert Robartes, Viscount Bodmin is the English ambassador to Denmark.Denmark source
168516 April – Fort Frederiksborg is sold to the English.Denmark source
168831 October – Jacob Benzon, nobleman and Governor-general of Norway (died 1775)Denmark source
16922 November – Anne Palles is convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death. The execution of her takes place on 4 April 1693. She becomes the last person executed for witchcraft in Denmark.Denmark source
169622 June – Joost van Hemert, merchant and ship-owner (died 1775)Denmark source

18th century

285 entries, 1700 CE to 1798 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

170017 August – The Peace of Travendal is concluded when Denmark signs a peace treaty at Traventhal House in Holstein. Denmark has to withdraw from Holstein and Sweden withdraws from Denmark. The peace will last for the next 10 years.Denmark source
170221 February – Vornedskab is abolished on Zealand and Lolland-Falster (already abolished on Møn in 1696).Denmark source
1705The present Farumgård main building is constructed.Denmark source
1708Hans Peter Pelt obtains a license to establish Copenhagen's second sugar refinery.Denmark source
1713The County of Vallø is established by Frederick IV for Queen Anne Sophie Reventlow,Denmark source
17168 July – Battle of Dynekilen, battle of the Great Northern War.Denmark source
17217 August – The wedding of Crown Prince Christian and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach takes place at Pretzsch Castle in Saxony.Denmark source
17251 October – The County of Scheel is established by Christen Skeel from the manors of Sostrup, Skærvad, Ørbækgaard, Steensmark, Debildhede, Skiern and Karmark.Denmark source
173012 October – Christian VI becomes King of Denmark and NorwayDenmark source
173227 June – Cron Printz Christian arrives back in Copenhagen from the first Danish expedition to Canton with a valuable cargo of tea, silk and other Chinese products.Denmark source
1736The University of Copenhagen introduces a Candidate of Law degree.Denmark source
17432 August – The Barony of Christiansdal is established by Ide Margrethe Reventlow from the manors of Adserstrup and Grimsted.Denmark source
1748Frederik Christian Eilschov publishes Philosophiske Breve.Denmark source
1754Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix were sold to king Frederick V, becoming royal Danish-Norwegian colonies.Denmark source
17614 January – The Danish Arabia Expedition departs from Copenhagen.Denmark source
176518 March – Jens Kraft, philosopher (born 1720 in Norway)Denmark source
1767Nykøbing Castle is sold at auction and demolished. The bricks were used to build numerous estates and rectories in different parts of Falster. All that remains of the castle is a stump of wall from the Medieval prison tower known as Fars Hat (Father's Hat).Denmark source
1769Estate No. 3 (Sønderskov) is sold to the local farmers for 30,450 rigsdaler.Denmark source
177218 January – Queen Caroline Matilda, Johann Friedrich Struensee and Enevold Brandt were arrested and their rule ended in a palace coup.Denmark source
1774Frederikslund was sold to Hans Larsen Fogh.Denmark source
177615 January – The Danish Citizenship Act of 1776 reserves state offices for Danish, Norwegian and Holstein citizens.Denmark source
1780August - Denmark-Norway joins the First League of Armed Neutrality.Denmark source
178726 October – The Royal Danish Academy of Surgery on Bredgade in Copenhagen is inaugurated.Denmark source
179014 September – Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Marie Sophie arrives at Copenhagen.Denmark source
179411 June – Friderich Christian Hager receives a commission as governor of the Danish Gold Coast.Denmark source

19th century

243 entries, 1800 CE to 1899 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

180016 December – Denmark enters a pact of neutrality with Sweden and Russia, and on 18 December also with Prussia.Denmark source
1802April – The British occupation of the Danish West Indies ends.Denmark source
180621 June – The wedding of Prince Christian (VIII) and Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin takes place at Ludwigslust.Denmark source
1811Christiani & Grisson is founded.Denmark source
1818Pennefejden: A bitter literary feud between Jens Baggesen and Adam Oehlenschläger.Denmark source
182511 July – The Danish schooner Vigilant captures the Spanish privateering schooner Adolpho north of Colibra in the West Indies.Denmark source
1830The settlements of Alluitsup Paa, Kitsissuarsuit, Narsaq, and Qeqertaq are established in Greenland.Denmark source
1832Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition: Wilhelm Marstrand's A Street Scene in the Dog Days is among the exhibited art works.Denmark source
18365 March – The Music Society is founded in Copenhagen, on Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse's birthday, and for almost a century it remains the most important music venue in DenmarkDenmark source
18409 April – The first election for the new City Council is held. Only 1929 citizens, out of a population of about 121,000, are able to participate in the election due to heavy restrictions on voting access.Denmark source
184522 August – Hans Christian Lumbye's Champagne Galop premières in Tivoli Gardens to mark the second anniversary of the amusement park.Denmark source
18508 May – Hans Christian Andersen's Danmark, mit fædreland is first time performed publicly as a song by a men's choir to a melody by Henrik Rung at a concert arranged by the Scandinavian Society in the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen to raise money for a monument commemorating the Danish victory in the Battle of Fredericia.Denmark source
18542 May Realskolen for Frederiksberg og Vesterbro (later Schneekloths Skole) is founded.Denmark source
1857Svanemøllen is constructed on the island of Bornholm.Denmark source
1861July – The archaeological excavations at the Jelling Stones are resumed under supervision of Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae and later that month visited by King Frederik VII personally.Denmark source
186227 December – The Swedish brig Daphne is wrecked off Skagen North Beach. A rescue boat from Skagen with 11 men capsizes and only two of the men survives, leaving eight women in Skagen as widows and 25 children fatherless.Denmark source
186517 June – A fire breaks out in the eastern part of Nørresundby and ends up destroying much of the town.Denmark source
18688 August – HDMS Lindormen is launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen.Denmark source
1870September/October – The literary fairy tale "The Most Incredible Thing", by poet and author Hans Christian Andersen, is published in the United States and Denmark.Denmark source
187525 February – The Seamen's Association of 1856's new building in Christianshavn is inaugurated.Denmark source
187821 December – Princess Thyra of Denmark is wed to Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover in Copenhagen. The couple continue to Fredensborg Palace after the wedding ceremony.Denmark source
188121 September – the Statue of Niels Juel, created by the sculptor Theobald Stein, is unveiled in 1881 at Holmens Kanal.Denmark source
1883The Thorvaldsen Exhibition Medal is awarded to Thorvald Niss for Winter Scene from Folehaven and Bertha Wegmann for Portrait of the Artist's Sister.Denmark source
1888The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 took place in Copenhagen.Denmark source
189720 March – The East Asiatic Company is founded by H. N. Andersen in Copenhagen.Denmark source

20th century

56 entries, 1900 CE to 1985 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

19008 May — Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen is founded by Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm and pastor Vilhelm Kold from Indre Mission.Denmark source
1901The first kindergarten with public support in Denmark is established and inaugurated at Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. Private kindergartens had been known since 1871.Denmark source
1903Motor ferries start to operate in the Port of Copenhagen.Denmark source
1903The Thorvaldsen Exhibition Medal is awarded to Julius Paulsen for the painting Portrait of a Lady (Et dameportræt).Denmark source
190421 August – Fremad Valby is founded.Denmark source
19066 November – Ole Olsen founds Nordisk Film in Valby, Copenhagen, making it the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world.Denmark source
190823 August – The Denmark expedition returns to Copenhagen.Denmark source
1908Labour shortage begin to occur and the emigration to the United States almost stops.Denmark source
191010 June – Fremad Amager is founded.Denmark source
1911A Victim of the Mormons, directed by August BlomDenmark source
191215 May – The proclamation of Christian X as King of Denmark.Denmark source
191611 July – The Gornbæk–Gilleleje extension of the Helsingør–Gornbæk Railway Line is inaugurated.Denmark source
1918Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the 1917–18 Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Randers Freja 5–2 in the final.Denmark source
1921Willum Nielsen wins silver in Men's amateur road race.Denmark source
1924August 9–17 – the 2nd World Scout Jamboree is held in Ermelunden, Denmark.Denmark source
19314 August – Holbæk B&I is founded.Denmark source
1935Willy Hansen (DEN) and Viktor Rausch (GER) win the second Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.Denmark source
1939Karel Kaers (BEL) and Omer De Bruycker (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.Denmark source
19459 February – Estvan Svend Aage Wehlast was shot by the Gestapo while resisting arrest.Denmark source
19508 May – The Tollund Man is discovered.Denmark source
1953Date unknown – Lucien Gillen (LUX) and Ferdinando Terruzzi (ITA) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.Denmark source
19597 January – MS Hans Hedtoft departs from Copenhagen on her maiden journey to Greenland.Denmark source
196128 March – The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court is created by act.Denmark source
196930 September – The government sets up a temporary Environmental Committee.Denmark source
1973Elo Hansen and Ulla Strand win gold in mixed doublesDenmark source

21st century

3 entries, 2005 CE to 2012 CE

2005October 27 - The police arrests 4 persons suspected to be part of an Islamic extremist terrorist cell planning suicide attacks. The arrests are reported to be connected to other arrests made in Bosnia; weapons and explosives have been found in Sarajevo . The following day two more Danes were arrested in Denmark .Denmark source
20118 January – Princess Josephine, princess of DenmarkDenmark source
201224 January – Countess Athena of MonpezatDenmark source