1796 in Denmark

Events from the year 1796 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian VII
 * Prime minister – Andreas Peter Bernstorff

Events

 * 13 October – Hansen's Konditori

Births

 * 14 February – Poul Pagh, merchant and shipowner (died 1870)
 * 8 April – Frederik von Scholten, naval officer and painter (died 1853)
 * 28 June – Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Queen of Denmark (died 1881)
 * 29 July – Christian Winther, lyric poet (died 1876)

Deaths

 * 12 April – William Halling, landowner (born 1744)
 * 10 October – Queen Juliana Maria, Queen of Denmark (born 1729)