1711 in Denmark

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1711
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  • 1712
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  • 1714
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See also:Other events of 1711
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Events from the year 1711 in Denmark.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Frederick IV[1]
  • Grand Chancellor – Christian Christophersen Sehested

Events

  • January – An outbreak of plaque his Helsingør.
  • May 25 – Helsingør is put under military blockade to prevent an outbreak of plague from spreading to Copenhagen. A total of 1,809, about one third of Helsingør's population, are killed by the disease in 1711. The efforts to keep the disease from spreading fail and a total of 40,000 people in Copenhagen and northern Zealand are killed by the disease during the outbreak. The blockade of Helsingør is not lifted until 25 July 1712.[2]

Undated

Births

Date unknown

Deaths

  • 17 May – Johann Gottfried Becker, pharmacist (born 1639)

Date unknown

References

  1. ^ "Frederick IV: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ "1700-tallet: Introduktion" (in Danish). Øresundstid. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
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