1842 in Denmark

• Monarch – Christian VIII • Prime minister – Otto Joachim, Poul Christian Stemann ==Events==

• 20 January Orla Lehmann is convicted of having criticized the absolute monarchy in his radical Falster Speach (delivered in 1834). Hof- og Stadsretten had only sentenced him to a fine of DKK 500. • 23 July – Hørsholm Textile Factory is established in Hørsholm. Undated • The National Liberal Party is formed. • Jørgen Ernst Meyer establishes the nation's first lacquerware company. ==Culture==

Performing arts • 29 March August Bournonville's ballet Napoli receives its world premiere at the Royal Danish Theatre. ==Births==

. . JanuaryMarch • 25 January Vilhelm Thomsen, linguist (died 1927) • 4 February – Georg Brandes, critic and scholar (died 1927) • 27 February Theodor Wessel, businessman (died 1905) • 2 March – Carl Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist and arts patron (died 1914) • 9 March Vilhelm Groth, painter (died 1899) AprilJune • 3 April Niels Peter Bornholdt, businessman (died 1924) • 6 May Emil Christian Hansen, chemist (died 1909) • 16 May Gustav Adolph Hagemann, engineer and businessman (died 1916) JulySeptember • 9 July Emil Poulsen, actor (died 1911) • 17 August – Hugo Egmont Hørring, politician, prime minister of Denmark (died 1909) • 22 August Emilie Mundt, painter (died 1922) OctoberDecember • 9 October Louise Nimb, restaurateur (died 1903) • 4 November Otto Haslund, painter (died 1917) • 16 November – Hannibal Sehested, prime minister of Denmark (died 1924) ==Deaths==

. • 18 January Ludvig Manthey, pharmacist, businessman and landowner (died 1769) • 2 February Peter Frederik Wulff, naval officer (born 1774) • 6 June – Eline Heger, actress (born 1774) • 26 June – Peter Oluf Brøndsted, archaeologist (born 1780) • 9 July Emil Poulsen, actor and director (died 1911) • 8 October – Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer (born 1774) • 12 October Haagen Mathiesenm businessman (born 1759 in Norway) ==References==