1616 in Denmark
Events from the year 1616 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IV[1]
Events
Pulpit of Orrerup Church
- 17 March – Danish East India Company receives a monopoly on trade on Danish India.
- 29 November – The first fleet of the Danish East India Company departs from Copenhagen under the command of Ove Gjedde.
Undated
- Johan Friis and Karen Krabbe presents a new pulpit to Otterup Church.
Births
- 27 or 28 January – Christen Aagaard, poet (died 1664)
- 20 October – Thomas Bartholin, physician, mathematician, and theologian (died 1680)
Deaths
- 13 February – Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (born 1542)
References
- "Christian IV: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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