• Source: 1808 in Denmark

      • Events from the year 1808 in Denmark.


      Incumbents


      Monarch – Christian VII (until 13 March), Frederick VI (starting 13 March)
      Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff


      Events


      2 March – Action of 2, a naval battle between the British 18-gun Brig-sloop HMS Sappho, and the Danish 28-gun Danish brig of war Admiral Yawl
      20 March – In the Battle of Zealand Point, Prins Christian, the last Danish ship-of-the-line, is defeated by a British squadron off Sjællands Odde. Peter Willemoes are among the Danish casualties.
      9 June – The Battle of Saltholm


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      Births


      3 January – Jørgen Roed, painter (died 1888)
      25 September – Erling Eckersberg, engraver (died 1889)
      6 October – Frederick VII, king of Denmark (died 1863)


      Deaths




      = January–March

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      16 January – John Brown, merchant and ship-owner (born 1723)
      7 February – Ove Høegh-Guldberg, statesman, historian, and de facto prime minister of Denmark (born 1731)
      3 March – Johan Christian Fabricius, zoologist (born 1745)
      24 March – Johan Friedrich Heinrich, colonial administrator (born 1730)
      13 March – Christian VII, king of Denmark (born 1749)
      22 March – Peter Willemoes, naval officer (born 1783)


      = April—June

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      3 April – Daniel Adzer, medallist (born 1732)
      17 May – Carl Gottlob Rafn, physician (born 1769)


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