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1883 in Denmark 
Summary
Events from the year 1883 in Denmark.
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| See also: | Other events of 1883 List of years in Denmark | ||||
Incumbents edit
- Monarch — Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister — J. B. S. Estrup
Events edit
- 11 October – The Russian tsar family departs from Copenhagen.
Undated edit
- Emil Christian Hansen from Carlsberg develops a method for propagating pure yeast which revolutionises the brewing industry. The yeast is named Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis after the brewery.[2]
Births edit
- 3 February – Aksel Jørgensen, painter and wood engraver (d. 1957)
- 11 February – Paul von Klenau, composer and conductor (d. 1946)
- 19 August – Emilius Bangert, composer and organist (d. 1962)
Deaths edit
April–June edit
- 2 May — Christian Hansen, architect (b. 1803)
- 4 May — Thorald Brendstrup, painter (b. 1812)
July–September edit
- 25 July — Jens Adolf Jerichau, painter (b. 1816)
October–December edit
- 8 October – Hans Nielsen Jeppesen, businessman (born 1815)
- 24 December – Camillus Nyrop, instrument maker (born 1811)