1616 in Denmark
Events from the year 1616 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Christian IV[1]
Events
- March 17 - Danish East India Company receives a monopoly on trade on Danish India.
- November 29 - The first fleet of the Danish East India Company departs from Copenhagen under the command of Ove Gjedde.
Births
- January 27 or 28 - Christen Aagaard, poet (died 1664)
- October 20 - Thomas Bartholin, physician, mathematician, and theologian (died 1680)
Deaths
- February 13 - Anders Sørensen Vedel, priest and historiographer (born 1542)
References
- "Christian IV | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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