1803 in Denmark

Denmark-related events during the year of 1803

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See also:| Other events of 1803
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1803 in Denmark.

## Incumbents[edit]

* Monarch – Christian VII[1]
* Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff

## Events[edit]

### Undated[edit]

* Import of slaves to the Danish West Indies is abolished.
* The Port of Odense is established.
* Bertel Thorvaldsen completes his statue of Jason with the Golden Fleece, his first major success.

## Births[edit]

### January–March[edit]

* 4 January – Robert Cleaver Chapman, pastor, teacher and evangelist, the apostle of Love (died 1902)
* 12 January – Christian Pløyen, jurist and government official (died 1867)
* 8 March – Ferdinand Thielemann, architect (died 1863)
* 19 March – Christine Løvmand, artist specializing in painting flowers and still lifes (d. 1872)

### April–June[edit]

* 20 April – Christian Hansen, architect (d. 1883)
* 23 April – Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm, artist and engraver (d. 1861)
* 2 May – Albert Küchler, painter active in Italy (d. 1886)
* 17 May – Martinus Rørbye, painter (d. 1848)

### July–September[edit]

* 19 August – Aage Dons, author (died 1993)
* 4 September – Anna Nielsen, mezzo-soprano (died 1856)[2]

### October–December[edit]

* 5 October - Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, painter (d. 1844)
* 4 December – Knut Jungbohn Clement, linguist (died 1873)
* 31 December
* Alfred Hage, merchant and landowner (died 1872)
* Emilie da Fonseca, actress and opera singer (died 1884)[3]

## Deaths[edit]

* 18 January – Frederik Christian Kaas, naval officer (born 1725)
* 6 February – Peder Rosenstand-Goiske, lawyer and playwright (born 1752)
* 4 June – Peter Ascanius, natural scientist (born 1723)
* 7 April – Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette, county governor (born 1752)
* 11 June – Henrik Brockenhuus, landowner (born 1720)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. ^ Risum, Janne. "Anna Nielsen" (in Danish). lex: Kvinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
3. ^ "F Emilie Susanna MÜLLER da FONSECA (Bratz)" (in Danish). Geneanet. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

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