1807 in Denmark

none April 2018 1807 Events from the year 1807 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Christian VIIChristian VII Scandinavian king https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-VII Encyclopedia Britannica 1 August 2019 en Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff Events January thumb|200px|16 August: British troops landing at Vedbæk. thumb|200px|31 August: The assault at Classens Have. thumb|British destruction of ship at Holmen, copy after painting by C. W. Eckersberg. 7 January – England declares an embargo against France and its allies, including Denmark–Norway. 29 January – The Danish fortress Frederiksnagore surrenders to the British forces and will remain occupied until 1815. Trankebar and the Danish West Indies are also occupied by the British during the conflict. April 17 April – The Royal Institute for the Deaf is founded in Copenhagen.http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1800/1807.html 1807 Selskabet for Københavns Historie da 2011-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125310/http://kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1800/1807.html 19 July 2011 dead May 6 May – Mozart's Don Juan is performed in Copenhagen for the first time, with Édouard Du Puy in the title role. August 16 August – British troops land at Vedbæk. 29 August – The Battle of Køge, also known as the 'Clogs Battle', between British troops besieging Copenhagen and Danish militia raised on Zealand ends in British victory. 29–31 August – Battle at Classens Have which is destroyed. September 2 September – Bombardment of Copenhagen starts: 290 properties burn and another 1,500 to 1,600 are damaged; 2,000 people are killed or wounded; and the Church of Our Lady and the University are among the buildings which burn. 7 September – Peymann, the commander of Copenhagen, surrenders to the British after four days of bombardment of the city. October 21 October – The British sail away with the Danish naval fleet (17 ships of the line, 12 frigates, 8 brigs, 35 smaller vessels and 81 transport ships) after destroying the ships under construction at the Holmen Naval Base. 31 October – Denmark–Norway is forced into an alliance with Napoleon. November 4 November – England declares war on Denmark–Norway. Undated From this year annual art exhibitions are held at Charlottenborg. The first step towards the establishment of the museum for Nordic antiquities are made when a small collection is exhibited in the loft above Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen. Births thumb|120px|Georg Hilker. thumb|120px|Mads Johansen Lange, JanuaryMarch 30 March – Henrik Rung, composer, conductor and vocal pedagogue (died 1871) MayJune 4 May Emmerik Høegh-Guldberg, painter (died 1881) 5 June – Georg Hilker, decorative painter during the Danish Golden Age (died 1875) JulySeptember 22 August – Emma Hartmann, composer (died 1851) 18 September – Mads Johansen Lange, trader, "King of Bali" (died 1856) OctoberDecember 23 Movember – Carl Joachim Hambro, banker, founder of Hambros Bank (died 1877) 10 December Niels Simonsen, painter, lithographer and sculptor (born 1885) Deaths 22 February Johan Boye Junge, master carpenter, developer and director of Copenhagen Fire Corps (born 1735) 19 April Michael Herman Løvenskiold, district governor and landowner (born 1751) 17 August Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, philosopher, statesman and scientist (born 1736)Johann Nicolaus Tetens https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tetens/ MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive February 22, 2026 20 December Lorenz Spengler, director of the Royal Danish Cabinet of Art and Curiosities (born 1720 in Switzerland) 23 December Peter Leonhard Gianelli, medallist (born 1767) References 19th century 1807 expanded Category:1800s in Denmark Denmark Category:Years of the 19th century in Denmark