Events from the year 1748 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Frederick V Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Events 18 December – Niels Eigtved's new theatre of Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen opens with a repertoire of Danish plays and Italian operas. 27 December – Ernst Henrich Berling receives a license to publish newspapers. Undated Lauritz de Thurah publishes Hafnia Hodierna. Frederik Christian Eilschov publishes Philosophiske Breve.
Births
1 January Adam Gottlob Ferdinand Moltke, naval officer and landowner (died 1820) 21 January Nicolai Dajon, architect (died 1809) 11 March – Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow, statesman and reformer (died 1827) Amalie Sophie Holstein, noble and courtier (died 1823)
Deaths 19 February – Hans Gram, academic and historian (born 1685) 6 May – Friederich Ehbisch, sculptor (born 1672) 3 August Christian Carl Gabel, vice admiral, Chief Secretary of War and Director of the Dano-Norwegian Navy and Holmen Naval Base (born 1679) 17 September Valentin von Eickstedt, military officer and government official (born 1669?) 17 December Niels Gersdorff, courtier and government official (born 1799)
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