1894 in Denmark

Events from the year 1894 in Denmark.

← 1893 1892 1891 1894 in Denmark → 1895 1896 1897
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1894 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup (until 7 August), Tage Reedtz-Thott

Events

• 1 January – Gudhjem Time (Dansk normaltid [da]) is introduced in Denmark.^[2]
• 19 May – Danish Authors' Society is founded in Copenhagen.^[3]
• 28 July
  • The foundation stone is laid for the new Copenhagen City Hall. It is not completed until 1905.^[3]
  • The Stork Fountain at Amagertorv in Copenhagen is inaugurated.^[3]
• 19 August – Frederick's Church to its final design by Ferdinald Meldahl, almost 25+ years after its construction was first started by Nicolai Eigtved.^[3]
• 9 November – The Freeport of Copenhagen opens to traffic. The same does a railway between the port and Nørrebro.^[3]

Undated

• The first electric elevator for human transportation in Denmark is installed in Magasin du Nord. A hydraulic elevator has been in operation at Hotel Kongen af Danmark since the 1870s.^[3]

Culture

Music

• 14 March – The première of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 is performed by Johan Svendsen conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra, with Nielsen himself among the second violins.

Sports

• 1 September Østerbros Boldklub is founded.

Births

January–March

• 13 April – Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (died 1979)

April–June

• 1 May – Carl Petersen, politician (died 1984)
• 2 May – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (died 1981)

July–September

• 10 July – Knud Heglund, actor (died 1960)
• 14 July – Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (died 1966)
• 9 September – Poul Henningsen, writer, architect and designer (died 1967)

October–December

• 7 November – Gertie Wandel, textile artist (died 1988)

Deaths

• 17 April – Julie Sødring, actress (died 1823)
• 7 July – Adolph Hannover, physician (born 1814)
• 28 October – Carl Ploug, writer (born 1713)