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Copenhagen

capital and largest city of Denmark

81 dated entries naming Copenhagen, drawn from 71 separate years between 1167 CE and 2015 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

  • 1167Absalon, Danish archbishop and statesman, leads the first synod at Lund. He is granted land around the city of "Havn" (modern-day Copenhagen) and fortifies the coastal defence against the Wends.source

13th century

  • 1254The Danish city of Copenhagen receives its city charter from Bishop Jacob Erlandsen.source
  • 1289July 7 – Battle of Copenhagen: A Norwegian expeditionary force under King Eric II, supported by Danish outlaws, sets sail to Copenhagen and attacks the city. But they are repelled and forced to withdraw to Zealand.source

15th century

  • 1428April 6 – Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435): The bombardment of Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, by ships of the Northern German Hanseatic League takes place and is repelled by the Danish Navy.source
  • 1445September 12 – In a royal wedding at the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, King Christoffer III of Denmark (who also rules Sweden and Norway) marries Dorothea of Brandenburg, daughter of John the Alchemist, Margrave of Brandenburg. After King Christoffer's death in 1448, Dorothea marries King Christian I of Denmark in 1449.source
  • 1483May 18 – The coronation of Hans of Oldenburg as King of Denmark takes place at the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen.source

16th century

  • 1523March 26 – Frederick I is provisionally declared as King of Denmark by Danish nobles at Viborg, although loyalists at Copenhagen refuse to recognize his claim to the throne.source
  • 1524August 7 – The coronation of Frederick I of Denmark takes place in Copenhagen.source
  • 1525August 13 – The coronation of Sophie of Pomerania as Queen consort of Denmark takes place in Copenhagen, a little more than a year after her husband's coronation as King Frederick I. She is granted Lolland and Falster, the castles in Kiel and Plön, and several villages in Holstein for her income.source
  • 1534June 23 – Copenhagen opens its gates to Count Christopher of Oldenburg, leading the army of Lübeck (and the Hanseatic League), nominally in the interests of the deposed King Christian II of Denmark. The surrenders of Copenhagen and, a few days later, of Malmö represent the high point of the Count's War for the forces of the League. These victories presumably lead the Danish nobility to recognize Christian III as King on July 4.source
  • 1536July 29 – The Count's Feud ends when Copenhagen surrenders to King Christian III of Denmark. On August 6 he marches into the city and on August 12 arrests the country's bishops, thus consolidating the Protestant Reformation in Denmark.source
  • 1583The world's oldest, intact, surviving amusement park, Dyrehavsbakken, is founded north of Copenhagen.source
  • 1589February 26 – Valkendorfs Kollegium is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark.source
  • 1596August 29 – The coronation of Christian IV as King of Denmark and King of Norway takes place at the Vor Frue Kirke cathedral in Copenhagen. The Bishop of Zealand, Peder Virstrup, places the crown upon the head of King Christian IV, who had become the monarch in 1588 at the age of 11.source

17th century

  • 1604Christian IV's Arsenal is completed at Slotsholmen in Copenhagensource
  • 1616Danish natural philosopher Ole Worm collects materials that will later be incorporated into his museum in Copenhagen. His museum is the nucleus of the University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum.source
  • 161629 November – The first fleet of the Danish East India Company departs from Copenhagen under the command of Ove Gjedde.source
  • 1618November 16 – The first Danish voyage to India departs from Copenhagen under the command of Ove Giedde.source
  • 1640Børsen (the stock exchange in Copenhagen) was finished. It is considered to be an example of Dutch Renaissance style in Denmark. It’s located in Slotsholmen next to The Parliament of Denmark’s building: The Christiansborg Palace. Børsen is a popular tourist attraction and is known for its distinctive spire, which is shaped like the tails of four dragons twined together.source
  • 1642The Rundetaarn in Copenhagen was completed.source
  • 16453 March — Simon Paulli gives his first public lecture in the new Domus Anatomica in Copenhagen.source
  • 1658August 5 – Just six months after winning territory from Denmark-Norway in war and subsequent treaty, Sweden's King Charles X Gustav declares a second war against Denmark. By August 11, the King's troops have surrounded Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, while the Swedish Navy blocks the harbor to prevent the city from being resupplied, and begins bombardment.source
  • 1671June 7 – The coronation ceremony of Christian V of Denmark-Norway takes place at the Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, north of Copenhagen. Christian had assumed the throne on February 9, 1670, upon the death of his father, Frederick III.source
  • 167120 September – Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine is married to Charles, the heir of the Electorate of the Palatinate at Sophie Amalienborg in Copenhagen.source
  • 168129 June – King Christian V travels from Copenhagen to Kolding in just one day, leaving at 03:00 and arriving Kolding at 22:00.source
  • 1686February 27 – Gabriel Milan, the controversial Governor of the Danish West Indies since 1684, is removed from office by order of King Frederick III and placed under arrest for treason. Three years later, after being found guilty in a trial after being brought back to Copenhagen, Milan is beheaded on March 26, 1689.source
  • 1700April 15 – The coronation of King Frederick IV of Denmark takes place at Frederiksborg Castle in Copenhagen.source
  • 17004 August – The Landing at Humlebæk: The Swedish King Charles XII lands with an army at Humlebæk north of Copenhagen.source

18th century

  • 1704November 26 – The inauguration of the newly built Kastelskirken takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark.source
  • 1722The first public theatre in Denmark, Lille Grønnegade Theatre, is founded in Copenhagen.source
  • 17238 March – The Povel Juel Plot: Povel Juel was executed in Copenhagen, for his plans to depose Frederick IV as King of Norway.source
  • 173630 April – Theatrum Anatomico-chirurgicum is inaugurated in Copenhagen and an exam in surgery is introduced.source
  • 1745Ludvig Harboe returned to Copenhagen after spending four years in Iceland, serving as Bishop of Hólar from 1741 to 1745 and Bishop of Skálholt from 1744 to 1745.source
  • 17466 August: Christian VI dies in Hirschholm Palace, Copenhagen, with Frederick V taking over as Monarch.source
  • 1751Construction of Zinn House and Prince William Mansion is completed in Copenhagen.source
  • 1757March 30 – The Rigshospitalet, national hospital of Denmark, is founded at Copenhagen.source
  • 1758Copenhagen based trading company Hörmangarafélagið ceases operations after handling trade to Iceland since 1743.source
  • 17596 August: Björn Halldórsson, a priest based in Sauðlauksdalur receives seed potatoes from Copenhagen. This is believed to be the first potato crop in Iceland.source
  • 17614 January – The Danish Arabia Expedition departs from Copenhagen.source
  • 1771The Royal Theatre Ballet School in Copenhagen is founded.source
  • 177230 April - The Norwegian Society (Det Norske Selskab), a literary society for Norwegian students in Copenhagen, is formed.source
  • 1779The Icelandic Society of Learning was founded by Icelandic students in Copenhagen, the group would later be replaced by the Icelandic Literary Society.source
  • 178522 June – The Academy of Surgery is founded in Copenhagen, replacing the Theatrum Anatomico-chirurgicum from 1736.source
  • 1787Autumn: A ship arrived from Copenhagen with materials for the cathedral in Reykjavík and six craftsmen to work on the construction.source
  • 179014 September – Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Marie Sophie arrives at Copenhagen.source

19th century

  • 1804German Gerhard Bonnier begins a publishing business in Copenhagen (Denmark) by issuing Underfulde og sandfærdige kriminalhistorier, origin of the Swedish Bonnier Group.source
  • 180729 August – The Battle of Køge, also known as the 'Clogs Battle', between British troops besieging Copenhagen and Danish militia raised on Zealand ends in British victory.source
  • 1807September 2–7 – Battle of Copenhagen: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets, to prevent the Dano-Norwegian navy from surrendering to Napoleon; 30% of the city is destroyed, and 2,000 citizens are killed.source
  • 1817June 25 – A large riot breaks out in Copenhagen Prison, and the army is sent to quell it.source
  • 18195 September - Hans Christian Andersen arrives in Copenhagen for the first time.source
  • 18201 May – Sparekassen for Kjøbenhavn og Omegn is established in Copenhagen.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 Denmarksource
  • 183817 September – After almost four decades in Rome, Bertel Thorvaldsen, accompanied by his art collections and most of his own works, returns to Copenhagen.source
  • 1840Peter Faber takes the first Danish photograph on record at Ulfeldts Plads in Copenhagen.source
  • 1843Fjölnir, the Icelandic-language journal published annually in Copenhagen is published again after a hiatus.source
  • 1843August 15 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest amusement parks in the world still intact, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.source
  • 184316 August – Georg Carstensen Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen are inaugurated with 3,615 visitors on the opening day. At the end of the 1843 season, more than 175,000 guests have visited the park.source
  • 1847June 26 – The first passenger railway wholly within modern-day Denmark opens, from Copenhagen to Roskilde.source
  • 1847November 10 – The first brew of Carlsberg beer is finished in Copenhagen.source
  • 184710 November – The first beer is brewed at J.C. Jacobsen's new Carlsberg brewery on Valby Hill in Copenhagen.source
  • 186125 August – St. John's Church in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen is consecrated at a ceremony attended by King Frederik VII. It is first church to be built outside the city's old fortification ring when it was decommissioned.source
  • 186322 October – The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel.source
  • 187017 May – The turreted ironclad Gorm is launched from the Naval Dockyard in Copenhagen.source
  • 187212 December – The central battery ironclad Odin is launched from the Naval Dockyard in Copenhagen.source
  • 18811 September – Rysensteen Gymnasium is established in Copenhagen.source
  • 1884The National Gallery of Iceland is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark.source
  • 188410–16 August – The 8th International Medical Congress opens in Copenhagen. The participants include Peter Ludvig Panum (President), Louis Pasteur, Rudolf Ludwig Virchow and James Paget.source
  • 1888The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 took place in Copenhagen.source

20th century

  • 1901August 21 – The International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres is founded in Copenhagen.source
  • 19066 November – Ole Olsen founds Nordisk Film in Valby, Copenhagen, making it the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world.source
  • 1910There are almost 50,000 flush toilets installed in Copenhagen.source
  • 191222 February – MS Selandia, the world's first ocean-going diesel-powered ship, departs Copenhagen on her maiden voyage, bound for Bangkok, with two B&W four-stroke diesel engines.source
  • 1913August 23 – The Little Mermaid statue is finished in Copenhagen, Denmark.source
  • 1945May 4 – German auxiliary cruiser Orion is sunk on her way to Copenhagen carrying refugees, with a loss of over 3,800 lives.source
  • 1952November 20 – The first official passenger flight over the North Pole is made, from Los Angeles to Copenhagen.source
  • 1952November 20 – One of the first successful gender-affirming surgeries is performed in Copenhagen on Christine Jorgensen.source
  • 1959January 30 – Danish passenger/cargo ship MS Hans Hedtoft, returning to Copenhagen after its maiden voyage to Greenland, strikes an iceberg and sinks off the Greenland coast with the loss of all 95 on board.source
  • 1964April 25 – Thieves steal the head of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark. Although the attack is attributed to Jørgen Nash, the Danish media blame painter Henrik Bruun, who never confesses to the crime.source

21st century

  • 2009December 7–18 – The UNFCCC's 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Copenhagen, Denmark.source
  • 2014May 6–10 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is won by Austrian entrant Conchita Wurst with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix".source
  • 2015February 14–15 – A lone gunman leaves 2 people dead in a terrorist attack in Copenhagen, Denmark.source

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