Events from the year 1708 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Frederick IV Grand Chancellor – Conrad von Reventlow (until 21 July), Christian Christophersen Sehested
Events 1 January The County of Golsteinsborg is established by Ulrik Adolf Holstein from the manors of Holsteinborg, Snedinge and Fuirendal.
Undated 1708-09 Frederick IV visits Italy. Johann Gottfried Becker passes the Royal Court Pharmacy in Copenhagen on to his son Gottfried Becker. Hans Peter Pelt obtains a license to establish Copenhagen's second sugar refinery.
Births
7 January Frederik Horn, chief of police in Copenhagen and president of Hof- og Stadsretten (died 1781) 22 March – Ernst Henrich Berling, publisher, founder of Berlingske (died 1750) 24 June Peter Otto Rosenørn, county governor (died 1751) 22 October – Frederic Louis Norden, naval captain and explorer (died 1742)
Full date missing Peter Christian Winsløw, medal engraver (died c. 1756)
Deaths
21 July – Conrad von Reventlow, statesman, Grand Chancellor of Denmark (born 1644) 21 June – Frederik Gabel, statesman (born 1645 in Bremen) 21 December Joachim Melchior von Holten, colonial administrator (born 1671)
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