1863 in Denmark

Events from the year 1863 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick VII (until 15 November), Christian IX
 * Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall (until 31 December), Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Events

 * 6 June – Frederick VII receives a Greek deputation at Christiansborg.
 * 22 October – The first tramway in Copenhagen begins operations. The Horse-drawn tram cars run along a single track between Sankt Annæ Plads and Frederiksberg Runddel.
 * 15 November – With Christian IX's accent to the Danish throne, the House of Glücksburg succeeded the House of Oldenburg.
 * Christian IX signs the so-called November Constitution establishing a shared law of succession and a common parliament for both Schleswig and Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the 1852 London Protocol.
 * 24 December – Saxon and Hanoverian troops marched into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation. Supported by the German soldiers and by loyal Holsteiners, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein took control of the government of Holstein.

January–March

 * 12 March – Carl Holsøe, painter (died 1935)

April–June

 * 22 April – Karl Hansen Reistrup, sculptor, illustrator and ceramist. (died 1929)
 * 25 April – Carl Wentorf, painter (died 1914)
 * 5 May – Ole Olsen, filmmaker and Nordisk Film-founder (died 1943)
 * 21 June – Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, sculptor (died 1945)
 * 25 June – Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor (died 1934)

July–September

 * 5 July – Anton Carl Illum, businessman (died 1938)
 * 23 July – Thomas Ebert, rower
 * 1 September – Aage Giødesen, painter (died 1939)
 * 7 September – Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, painter (died 1958)

October–December

 * 5 October – Louise Janssen, operatic soprano (died 1938 in France)
 * 11 October – Ingeborg Raunkiær, author (died 1921)

Deaths

 * 2 May – Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen, civil servant and politician (died 1805)
 * 17 June – Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (born 1792)
 * 15 November – Frederick VII, king of Denmark (born 1808)