1896 in Denmark

Events from the year 1896 in Denmark.

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Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1896 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Tage Reedtz-Thott

Events

The front page of the first issue of Børsen from 25 January 18961905

• 25 January – Børsen, then as a four pages weekly newspaper, is published for the first time.
• 18 April – Frants Hvass, diplomat (died 1982)
• 1 October – The newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad is published for the first time.
• 14 December – A treaty between Denmark and Portugal is signed, establishing diplomatic relations.^[2]

Undated

• The first registered herd of Danish Landrace pigs is established.

Sports

• April – Viborg FF is founded.
• 6–15 April – Denmark wins 1 gold medal, two silver medals and three bronze medals at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
  • 7 April – Viggo Jensen wins a gold medal in Men's two hand lift and a bronze medal in Men's one hand lift wrestling.
  • 0 April – Holger Nielsen wins a bronze medal in Men's sabre fencing.
  • 11 April Holger Nielsen wins a silver medal in Men's 30 metre free pistol and a bronze medal in Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol.
  • 12 April – Viggo Jensen wins a bronze medal in Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions.

Cycling

• 14–15 August – The 1896 ICA Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
  • Denmark wins a silver medal and a bronze medal at the amateur event.

Births

January–March

• 5 January – Eyvind Johan-Svendsen, stage and film actor (died 1946)
• 24 January – Johannes Theodor Suhr, Roman Catholic bishop (died 1997)
• 7 February – Christian Thomas, gymnast (died 1970)
• 4 March – Kai Holm, actor (died 1885)

April–June

• 8 April – Einar Juhl, film actor (died 1982)
• 9 May – Ingeborg Frederiksen, illustrator (died 1976)
• 11 June – Julius Bomholt, politician (died 1969)

July–September

• 20 July – Ellen Louise Mertz, Denmark's first female geologist (died 1987)
• 12 August – Ejner Federspiel, actor (died 1981)
• 31 August – Henning Haslund-Christensen, travel writer and anthropologist (died 1948)
• 20 September – Fleming Lynge, screenwriter (died 1970)

October–December

• 30 October – Carl Erik Soya, author and dramatist (died 1983)

Deaths

• 8 January – Carl Adolph Feilberg, businessman (born 1810)
• 8 June – Johan Frederik Schlegel, lawyer and civil servant (born 1817)
• 19 August– Julius Lange, art historian (born 1838)