1853 in Denmark
Events from the year 1853 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VII
- Prime minister – Christian Albrecht Bluhme (until 21 April), Anders Sandøe Ørsted
Events
A tent camp outside the Western City Gate in Copenhagen during the 1853 cholera outbreak
- April 15 – The Bing & Grøndahl porcelain manufactury is founded in Copenhagen.
- June 11 - 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak begins and continues until October.
Births
- March 2 – Johan Bartholdy, composer (died 1904)
- December 9 – Laurits Tuxen, painter (died 1927)
Deaths
- July 22 – Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, painter and professor (born 1783)