Events from the year 1831 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VI[1]
- Prime minister – Otto Joachim
Events
- 25 August – The ship of the line HDMS Frederik den Sjette is launched at Nyholm.
Undated
Births
January–March
- 28 January – Frederik Georg Emil Rostrup, botanist (died 1907)
- 15 February – Anton Dorph, painter (died 1914)
- 10 March – Johan Vilhelm Gertner, player (died 1871)
July–September
- 27 July – Frits Holm, journalist, author and adventurer (died 1930 in the United States)
- 6 August – Henning Frederik Feilberg, pastor, author and folklorist (died 1921)
Deaths
January–March
- 9 February – Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann, politician, businessman and patron of the arts (born 1747)
April–June
- 21 April – Johann Georg Preisler, engraver (born 1757)
- 9 June – Johan Martin Schønheyder, Supreme Court attorney (born 1752)[2]
- 17 June – Jens Friedenreich Hage, merchant and landowner (born 1752)
July–September
- 15 September – Christian David Gebauer, painter (born 1777)
October–December
- 5 November – Johan Frederik Clemens, engraver (born 1752)
- 30 November – Catharine Frydendahl, opera singer (born 1760)
References
- ^ "Frederick VI | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Johan Martin Schønheyderl". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
