1894 in Denmark

Events from the year 1894 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Christian IX
 * Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup (until 7 August), Tage Reedtz-Thott

Events

 * 1 January – Gudhjem Time (Dansk normaltid) is introduced in Denmark.
 * 19 May – Danish Authors' Society is founded in Copenhagen.
 * 28 July
 * The foundation stone is laid for the new Copenhagen City Hall. It is not completed until 1905.
 * The Stork Fountain at Amagertorv in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
 * 19 August – Frederick's Church to its final design by Ferdinald Meldahl, almost 25+ years after its construction was first started by Nicolai Eigtved.
 * 9 November – The Freeport of Copenhagen opens to traffic. The same does a railway between the port and Nørrebro.

Undated

 * The first electric elevator for human transportation in Denmark is installed in Magasin du Nord. A hydraulic elevator has been in operation at Hotel Kongen af Danmark since the 1870s.

Music

 * 14 March – The première of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 is performed by Johan Svendsen conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra, with Nielsen himself among the second violins.

Sports

 * 1 September Østerbros Boldklub is founded.

January–March

 * 13 April – Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (died 1979)

April–June

 * 1 May – Carl Petersen, politician (died 1984)
 * 2 May – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (died 1981)

July–September

 * 10 July – Knud Heglund, actor (died 1960)
 * 14 July – Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (died 1966)
 * 9 September – Poul Henningsen, writer, architect and designer (died 1967)

October–December

 * 7 November – Gertie Wandel, textile artist (died 1988)

Deaths

 * 17 April – Julie Sødring, actress (died 1823)
 * 7 July – Adolph Hannover, physician (born 1814)
 * 28 October – Carl Ploug, writer (born 1713)