1787 in Denmark
Incumbents
Events
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- 15{{ndash}}17 July {{ndash}} Students and soldiers fight in Filosofgangen in Copenhagen ("Studenterkrigen i Filosofgangen").
- 26 October {{ndash}} The Royal Danish Academy of Surgery on Bredgade in Copenhagen is inaugurated.{{cite web|url=https://ugeskriftet.dk/nyhed/sidste-dag-pa-kirurgisk-akademi|title=Sidste dag på Kirurgisk Akademi|language=Danish|website=Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen|access-date=27 August 2023}}
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- J. Cl. Todes Døtreskole, the first serious school for girls, is founded.
- English: A controversy between the historian Jens Kragh Høst (1772-1844) and Jacob Baden (1735-1840) and art historian Torkel Baden (1765-1849) attracts attention..
Births
- 23 January {{ndash}} Christopher Fabritius, silversmith born 1710)
- 29 June {{ndash}} Broder Knud Brodersen Wigelsen, naval officer (died 1867)
- 4 September – Jørgen Hansen Koch, architect (died 1860)
- 6 September – Christian Waagepetersen, wine merchant and philanthropist (died 1840)
- 22 November – Rasmus Rask, scholar and philologist (died 1832)
Date unknown
- Johannes Flintoe, painter of landscapes and scenes from Scandinavian history (died 1870)
Deaths
- 19 January – Antoine-Nicolas le Sage de Fontenay, naval officer (born 1725)
- 27 December {{ndash}} Henrik Gerner, naval officer and shipbuilder (born 1742)
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- Anna Sofie Bülow, courtier (born 1745)
References
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