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1792 in Denmark 
Summary
Events from the year 1792 in Denmark.
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| See also: | Other events of 1792 List of years in Denmark | ||||
Incumbents edit
- Monarch – Christian VII[1]
- Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff
Events edit
May edit
- 16 May – Denmark declares transatlantic slave trade illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues until 1848)[2]
Births edit
- 14 January – Christian de Meza, Commander (died 1865)
- 2 April – Johannes Theodorus Suhr, merchant and industrialist (died 1858)
- 26 June – Christian Albrecht Jensen, portrait painter during the Danish Golden Age (died 1870)
- 12 August – Hans Harder, painter and drawing master (died 1873)
- 22 November – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (died 1863)
Deaths edit
- 22 April – Alexander Walker Ross, military officer (born 1710)
- 24 March – Johan Frederik Classen, Danish-Norwegian industrialist and philanthropist (born 1725).[3]
- 18 July – Christine Sophie von Gähler, courtier (born 1745)
- 25 September – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Lord Chamberlain to Frederick V (born 1710)[4]
- 29 October – Cathrine Marie Gielstrup, stage actress (born 1755)
References edit
- ^ "Christian VII | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ The Historical encyclopedia of world slavery, Volume 1 By Junius P. Rodriguez
- ^ "J. F. Classen". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Heather (2022-09-21). "Adam Gottlob, Greve (Count) Moltke | Danish government official". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 March 2017.