Events from the year 1863 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Frederick VII (until 15 November), Christian IX Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall (until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard Monrad
Events
6 May HDMS Rolf Krake is launched at Nyholm in Copenhagen. 6 June Frederick VII receives a Greek deputation at Christiansborg. 20 July The LangåLangå-Viborg section of the Langå-Struer Railway is opened.. 22 October – The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel. 15 November – With Christian IX's accent to the Danish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of Oldenburg. Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol. 24 December – Saxon and Hanoverian troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein took control of the government of Holstein.
Births
JanuaryMarch 12 March Carl Holsøe, painter (died 1935) 26 March Edvard Ehlers, dermatologist (died 1937)
AprilJune 22 April Karl Hansen Reistrup, sculptor, illustrator and ceramist. (died 1929)
25 April – Carl Wentorf, painter (died 1914) 5 May Ole Olsen, filmmaker and Nordisk Film-founder (died 1943) 10 June C. M. T. Cold, naval officer and politician (died 1904) 21 June – Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, sculptor (died 1945) 25 June – Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor (died 1934)
JulySeptember 5 July Anton Carl Illum, businessman (died 1938) 7 July Dagmar Orlamundt, actress (died 1939) 1 September Aage Giødesen, painter (died 1939) 7 September – Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, painter (died 1958) 17 September Viggo Stuckenberg, poet (died 1905)
OctoberDecember 5 October Louise Janssen, operatic soprano (died 1938 in France) 11 October – Ingeborg Raunkiær, author (died 1921) 1 November Carl Hentzen, engineer (died 1937) 21 November Emma Thomsen, actress (died 1919) 8 December Frederik Riise, photographer (died 199)
Deaths 2 May Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen, civil servant and politician (died 1805) 13 May Ferdinand Thielemann. architect (born 1803) 29 June – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (born 1792) 12 October William Frederik Duntzfelt, businessman (born 1792) 15 November – Frederick VII, king of Denmark (born 1808)
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