1770 in Denmark
Events from the year 1770 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (until 13 September), Johann Friedrich Struensee
Events
The Danish fleet to Algier prior to its departure from Copenhagen
- 26 March - It is reported that it is possible to walk across the ice from Helsingør to Scania.[2]
- 2 May - A Royal Danish Navy fleet bound for Algiers departs from Copenhagen to bomb the city in response to the recurrent pirate attacks in the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
Births
- 2 March - Johan Ernst Hartmann, organist and composer (died 1844)
- 2 July - Hans Munk, physician (died 1848)
- September 29 - Jacob Holm, industrialist, ship owner and ship builder (died 1845)
- 19 November - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor (died 1844)
Deaths
- 27 May – Queen Sophia Magdalene, queen of Denmark (born 1700)
- September 23 – Utilia Lenkiewitz, actress (born 1711)
References
- "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Udisning" (in Danish). Jakob Seerups forskerblog. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- "The threat from the Barbary Coast – the Danish Navy and the war against the Mediterranean pirates". Royal Danish Naval Museum. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
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