1776 in Denmark

Events from the year 1776 in Denmark.

← 1775 1774 1773 1776 in Denmark → 1777 1778 1779
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
See also:	Other events of 1776 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian VII
• Prime minister – Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Events

• 15 January – A Danish-Norwegian Nationality Act reserves state offices for Danish, Norwegian and Holstein citizens.

Births

• 29 May – Peter Erasmus Müller, bishop (died 1834)
• 12 August – Henriette Danneskiold-Samsøe, landowner and businesswoman (died 1843)
• 22 October – Johan Caspar Mylius, military officer and landowner (died 1852)

Deaths

• 30 April – Jens Krag-Juel-Vind, Supreme Court justice and landowner (died 1724)
• 4 June – Johann Gottfried Rosenberg architect (born 1709)
• 8 July – Peder Als, painter (born 1725)
• 15 September – Christian Horrebow, astronomer (born 1718)