Events from the year 1842 in Denmark.
Incumbents 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 Speech (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)
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