Events from the year 1872 in Denmark.
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July–September
- 9 July – Ejnar Nielsen, painter and illustrator, central proponent of Symbolist painting (died 1956)
- 27 July – Jens Olsen, clockmaker, locksmith and astro-mechanic, constructor of the World Clock in Copenhagen City Hall (died 1945)
- 3 August – Prince Carl, the future King Haakon VII of Norway (died 1957)
- 1 September – Morten Pedersen Porsild, botanist active in Greenland (died 1956)
- 7 September – Thyra Manicus-Hansen, ceramist (died 1054)
- 23 September – Valdemar Rørdam, national conservative poet, author of "Denmark in a Thousand Years" (died 1946)
October–December
- 6 October – Hans Peter Hansen, journalist and politician (died 1953)
- 11 October – Carl William Hansen, author, Luciferian, wandering bishop and occultist (died 1936)
- 12 October – Carl Emil Krarup, telegraph engineer, mainly known for the invention of the Krarup cable, a kind of loaded cable (died 1909)
- 27 October – Karen Hannoverm ceramist (died 1943)
- 18 November – Johannes Giersing, chess master (died 1954)
- 10 December – Helvig Kinch, painter and illustrator (died 1956)
- 27 December – Georg Høeberg, composer and conductor (died 1950)
July–September
- 16 August – Andreas Flinch, goldsmith, wood-engraver and lithographer (b. 1813)
- 2 September – N. F. S. Grundtvig, pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician (b. 1783)
- 3 September – Anders Sandøe Ørsted, botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist (b. 1816)
"Historie". Krebs' Skole (in Danish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
"The Danish Elections", The Times, 21 September 1872.
"The Danish Elections", The Times, 28 September 1872.