1689 in Denmark

Events from the year 1689 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian V

Events

Fire of Sophie Amalienborg in 19 April, painted by Johan Jacob Bruun

• April 19 – Sophie Amalienborg burns down when a stage decoration catches fire during an opera performance in connection with the king's birthday a few days earlier. 170 people are killed, including many prominent citizens.
• November 10 – Reformed Church in Copenhagen is consecrated.

Deaths

• March 26 – Gabriel Milan, governor (b. circa 1631)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1671 in Denmark.

References

• October Christopher Heins, governor-general