1849 in Denmark

Events from the year 1849 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick VII
 * Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Events

 * 12 January – General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break.
 * 3 February – The Danish Veterinary Association is founded.
 * 5 June – The Constitution of Denmark is signed by King Frederik VII.

First Schleswig War

 * 5 April – Battle of Eckernförde
 * 12 April – Battle of Kolding
 * 31 May – Skirmish of Århus
 * 4 June – Battle of Heligoland
 * 6 July – Battle of Fredericia

Date unknown

 * The requirement for passports for journeys inside Denmark is abolished.
 * The Danish West Indian daler replaces the rigsdaler as the currency of the Danish West Indies.

January–March

 * 16 January – Hans Ole Brasen, painter (died 1930)
 * 19 February – Ida Falbe-Hansen, educator and women's activist (died 1922)
 * 27 March – Albert Schou, photographer (died 1900)

April–June

 * 26 April – Olaf Poulsen, comedic stage actor (died 1923)
 * 9 June – Michael Ancher, painter (died 1927)

July–September

 * 5 July – Anthonore Christensen, painter (died 1926)
 * 19 July – Louise Ravn-Hansen, painter (died 1909 in Germany)
 * 21 July – Leopold Rosenfeld, composer (died 1909)
 * 24 July – J. A. D. Jensen, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1936)
 * 3 August – Axel Liebmann, composer (died 1876)
 * 6 August – Gustav Frederik Holm, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1940)
 * 14 August – Aksel Mikkelsen, educator (died 1929)
 * 15 August – Frida Schmidt, suffragist (died 1934)
 * 16 August – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (died 1900)
 * 27 September – Nanna Liebmann, composer and music critic (died 1935)

October–December

 * 27 October – Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle, brewer and businessman (died 1906)
 * 5 November – Emil Blichfeldt, architect (died 1908)
 * 11 November – Martin Nyrop, architect (died 1921)

April–June

 * 3 May – Catharine Simonsen, soprano (born 1816)
 * 27 May – Frederik Michael Ernst Fabritius de Tengnagel, military officer and landscape painter (born 1781)

July–September

 * 19 July – Christian Tuxen Falbe, naval officer and explorer (born 1791)
 * 15 August – Christopher Friedenreich Hage, merchant (born 1759)
 * 20 August – Johan Carl Modeweg, industrialist (born 1782)
 * 4 December – Georg Frederik Ursin, mathematician and astronomer (born 1797)

Pctpber–December

 * 2 December – Poul Elias Windtmil Schlegel, physician (born 1784