1888 in Denmark

Events from the year 1888 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – HM Christian IX
• Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup

Events

Undated

• The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 takes place in Copenhagen.^[1]

Births

• March 15 – Sophus Nielsen, footballer (d. 1963)
• March 30 – Einar Utzon-Frank, sculptor (d. 1955)
• April 26 – Olaf Henriksen, Major League baseball player (d. 1962)
• July 15 – Svend Bille, actor (d. 1973)
• December 15 – Kaare Klint, architect (d. 1954)

Deaths

• February 29 – Wilhelm Sponneck, nobleman and politician, Danish finance minister (b. 1815)
• August 8 – Jørgen Roed, painter (b. 1808)
• August 14 – Carl Christian Hall, politician, Danish prime minister (b. 1812)

References

See also