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1684 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1684 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian V[1]
- Grand Chancellor – Frederik Ahlefeldt
Events
- 7 May – Christian V issues an order that deposes Adolph Esmit and names Gabriel Milan as Governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies.
- 6 November – The Engineer Regiment is founded.
Undated
- Royal Artillery Corps is founded in Copenhagen.
- Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641–1717) is promoted to general in Norway.
Births
- 23 January – Christian Rantzau, Governor-general of Norway (died 1771)
- 26 July – Peder Benzon, Supreme Court justice and landowner (died 1735)[2]
- 30 November – Andreas Møller, portrait painter (died 1762)
Deaths
- 9 February – Otto Pogwisch, government official (born c. 1610)
- 18 April – Nikolaj Nissen, judge and landowner (born 1627)[3]
- 31 December – Hans Rostgaard, administrator (born 1625)[4]
References
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