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 , 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
Births
3 January – Jørgen Roed, painter (died 1888) 19 August Hans Lassen Martensen, bishop and academic (died 1884) 25 September – Erling Eckersberg, engraver (died 1889) 6 October – Frederick VII, king of Denmark (died 1863)
Deaths
JanuaryMarch 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) 29 March Ulrik Christian Kaas, naval officer (born 1729)
AprilJune 3 April – Daniel Adzer, medallist (born 1732) 17 May Carl Gottlob Rafn, physician (born 1769) 6 June – Magdalene Bärens, flower painter (born 1737)
OctoberDecember 22October Max Müller, army officer (died 1884)
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