1770 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1770 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Christian VII^[1]
• Prime minister  - Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (until 13 September), Johann Friedrich Struensee

Events

• 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]

Undated

Births

• 2 March - Johan Ernst Hartmann, organist and composer (died 1844)
• 20 July - Hans Munk, physician (died 1848)
• 29 September - Jacob Holm, industrialist, ship owner and ship builder (died 1845)
• 19 November - Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor (died 1844)
• 3 August - Jacob Holm, businessman (died 1845)
• 11 November Christopher Schøller Bülow, landowner and county governor (died 1830 in Germany)

Deaths

• 27 May Queen Sophia Magdalene, queen of Denmark (born 1700)
• 23 September Utilia Lenkiewitz, actress (born 1711)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian VII Scandinavian king . Encyclopedia Britannica . 19 September 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Udisning. da. Jakob Seerups forskerblog. 2012-11-14.
3. Web site: The threat from the Barbary Coast – the Danish Navy and the war against the Mediterranean pirates. Royal Danish Naval Museum. 2012-11-13.