1863 in Denmark

Events from the year 1863 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VII (until 15 November), Christian IX
• Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall (until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Events

The first tram in Copenhagen seen at the Liberty Memorial on Vesterbrogade

• October 22 – The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel.^[1]
• November 15 – With Christian IX's accent to the Danuish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of Oldenburg.
• Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol.
• December 24 – Saxon and Hanoverian troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein took control of the government of Holstein.

Births

• June 21 – Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, sculptor (died 1945)
• June 25 – Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor (died 1934)
• September 7 – Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, painter 1958)

Deaths

• November 15 – Frederick VII. king of Denmark (born 1808)

References

See also