Events from the year 1681 in Denmark.

1681
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Denmark

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See also:Other events of 1681
List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

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Events

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  • April –The pastor Jacob Worm who is a prisoner at Copenhagen Fortress, is sentenced to death for his satirical poems directed at the king, Thomas Kingo (his father-in-law) and others, but is pardoned and instead send to Tranquebar in exile.[2]
  • 16 April – A royal decree orders the execution of a new cadastral survey. Christian V's Cadastre is completed in 1688.
  • 25 June – A royal decree provides for the first street lighting in Copenhagen. 500 street lights using whale oil are installed but are not to be lit on light summer nights or when the moon is out.[2]
  • 29 June – King Christian V travels from Copenhagen to Kolding in just one day, leaving at 03.00 and arriving Kolding at 22:00.[3]

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Nyhavn 9–15, Copenhagen probably by Christen Christensen (1681)

Births

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  • 5 August – Vitus Bering, explorer (died 1741 in Imperial Russia)

Undated

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Christian V | Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "1681" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Christian V. Konge og sportsmand" (in Danish). thm.d. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ^ History of Parliament Online - Robartes, Robert
  5. ^ "Gammel Dok". indenforvoldene.dk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

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