1853 in Denmark

Events from the year 1853 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick VII
 * Prime minister – Christian Albrecht Bluhme (until 21 April), Anders Sandøe Ørsted

Events

 * 15 April – The Bing & Grøndahl porcelain manufactury is founded in Copenhagen.
 * 20 May – Horsens State Prison is inaugurated.
 * 11 June – 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak begins and continues until October.

Undated

 * Skælskør Steam Mill is constructed.

January–March

 * 12 March – Johan Bartholdy, composer (died 1904)

April–June

 * 1 June – Valdemar Riise, pharmacist (died 1914)

July–September

 * 29 September – Princess Thyra of Denmark, Crown Princess of Hanover (died 1933 in Austria)

October–December

 * 9 December – Laurits Tuxen, painter (died 1927)

Deaths

 * 22 July – Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, painter and professor (born 1783)
 * 22 December – Frederik von Scholten, naval officer and painter (born 1796)
 * 22 December – Frederik von Scholten, naval officer and painter (born 1796)