1856 in Denmark
Events from the year 1856 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VII
- Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang (18 October), Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ
Births
- September 6 – Hack Kampmann, architect (died 1920)
- October 28 – Mary Steen, photographer (died 1939)
Deaths
- March 26 – Johan Laurentz Jensen, painter (born 1800)
- July 14 – Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, architect (born 1800)
- July 21 – Emil Aarestrup, poet (born 1800)