Events from the year 1902 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Christian IX Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer
Events
16 January – The underground toilets at Amagertorv in Copenhagen opens. 12 May – The first telegram sent by wireless telegraphy is received in Copenhagen. 18 July – The public sea bath at Kalvebod Brygge in Copenhagen is inaugurated. 9 September – Statens Serum Institut is inaugurated. 19 September – A Landsting election is held with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 6 August.
Undated First road regulations in Copenhagen are introduced: The maximum speed allowed is 11.5 km/h, 7.5 km/h in dense traffic.
Culture
Music Carl Nielsen's opera Saul og David premieres at the Royal Danish Theatre.
Sports 22 June Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births JanuaryMarch 11 February – Arne Jacobsen, architect and designer (died 1971) 23 February Flemming Lassen, architect and designer (died 1984) 16 March Henry Hansen, cyclist (died 1985)
AprilJune 28 May Thyge Petersen, boxer (died 1964) 1 June Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen, painter (died 1996)
JulySeptember 6 August Ole Ring, painter (died 1972)
OctoberDecember 23 October – Ib Schønberg, actor (died 1955) 20 November Erik Eriksen, politician (died 1972) 11 December Helga Foght, textile artist (died 1974)
Deaths 15 February Viggo Hørup, politician (born 1841) 24 February – Valdemar Koch, architect (born 1852) 7 March – Ida Marie Bille, court member (born 1822) 11 April – Johan Daniel Herholdt, architect (born 1818) 12 April Herman Amberg, musician and composer (born 1834) 16 April Carl Baagøe, painter (born 1829) 10 December Harald Hansen, businessman (died 1835) 5 December – Carl Simonsen, printmaker (born 1828)
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