1884 in Denmark
Events from the year 1884 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Christian IX Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup Events 31 May – The Tommerup–Assens railway line opens on Funen. 25 June – The 1884Danish Folketing election takes place. 10–16 August – The 8th International Medical Congress opens in Copenhagen. The participants include Peter Ludvig Panum (President), Louis Pasteur, Rudolf Ludwig Virchow and James Paget. 3 October – The fire of the 2nd Christiansborg Palace begins. Births JanuaryMarch 4 January Harald Christensen, wrestler (died 1959) 9 April – Peter Andersen, gymnast (died 1954) 18 March – Oluf Høst, painter (died 1966) AprilJune 14 May – Erik Magnussen, silversmith (died 1861 in the United States) 28 May – Harald Krenchel, fencer (died 1922) 30 June – Svend Rindomm screenwriter and actor (died 1960) JulySeptember 30 September – Carl Pedersen, rower (died 1968) OctoberDecember 6 November Elisabeth Neckelmann, painter (died 1956) 16 December – Jonathan Leunbach, doctor (died 1955) Deaths 18 June Sophus Berendsen, businessman (born 1829) 9 August – Annestine Beyer, reform pedagogue and pioneer on women's education (born 1795) 21 November Elisabeth Neckelmann, painter (born 1883) 19 December Alfred Benzon, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1823) References 1880s in Denmark Denmark