1880 in Denmark

Events from the year 1880 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian IX
 * Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup

Events

 * 16 April – The Vega Expedition calls at Copenhagen.
 * 18 April – A banquet is held for Nordenskiöld and the other members of the Vega Expedition in the Great Hall of Børsen in Copenhagen.

Sports

 * 26 September – Aarhus Gymnastikforening is founded.

Births

 * 22 October – Julius Paulsen, painter (died 1940)

Deaths

 * 29 March – Constantin Hansen, painter (born 1804 in Denmark)
 * 6 April – Louise Westergaard, pedagogue and educator (born 1826)
 * 17 May– Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, lawyer, landowner and politician (born 1817)