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In just over eight centuries, Copenhagen has endured numerous sieges, two devastating fires, flooding, and a round of the bubonic plague.
The lively Tivoli Gardens amusement park, built in 1843, served as an inspiration for Disneyland.
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- In 1416, Copenhagen became the capital of not just Denmark, but of Norway and Sweden as well.
The three countries together formed the Kalmar Union, which lasted for 150 years as an alliance against German expansion until 1523, when Sweden...Read MORE... - Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen had its own court system, laws, and even a prison.
mentalfloss.com - 1711 - Plague
In 1711, the bubonic plague swept through Copenhagen. The city had been on guard following an outbreak the previous century, requiring all incoming...Read MORE... - In 1728 a fire destroyed nearly half of Copenhagen’s medieval structures, including the University of Copenhagen Library, where more than 35,000 books and manuscripts were held.
mentalfloss.com - 1795 - June 6 - Fire destroys 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured
historyorb.com - 1801 - April 2 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen - The British destroy the Danish fleet.
historyorb.com - 1807 - September 2 - The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
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1871 - At Copenhagen, Denmark, an industrial palace is building, in which an industrial exhibition of Northern Europe will be held next year, and which afterwards is to be used permanently for industrial purposes.
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Postcard- 1913 - August 23 – The statue The Little Mermaid in Kopenhagen, Denmark, is finished.
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August 23, 1913 - 1916
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is situated on the bound, chiefly on the E. coast of Seeland, but partly on the island of Amager, which is...Read MORE... - 1944 - June 30 - Universal strike against nazi terror in Copenhagen
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Advertisement- 1973 - September 1 - 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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In 1416, Copenhagen became the capital of not just Denmark, but of Norway and Sweden as well.
The three countries together formed the Kalmar Union, which lasted for 150 years as an alliance against German expansion until 1523, when Sweden... Read MORE...
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Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen had its own court system, laws, and even a prison.
mentalfloss.com
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1711 - Plague
In 1711, the bubonic plague swept through Copenhagen. The city had been on guard following an outbreak the previous century, requiring all incoming... Read MORE...
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In 1728 a fire destroyed nearly half of Copenhagen’s medieval structures, including the University of Copenhagen Library, where more than 35,000 books and manuscripts were held.
mentalfloss.com
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1795 - June 6 - Fire destroys 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured
historyorb.com
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1801 - April 2 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen - The British destroy the Danish fleet.
historyorb.com
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1807 - September 2 - The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
historyorb.com
1871 - At Copenhagen, Denmark, an industrial palace is building, in which an industrial exhibition of Northern Europe will be held next year, and which afterwards is to be used permanently for industrial purposes.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 17, 1871
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1913 - August 23 – The statue The Little Mermaid in Kopenhagen, Denmark, is finished.
wikipedia.org
August 23, 1913
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1916
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is situated on the bound, chiefly on the E. coast of Seeland, but partly on the island of Amager, which is... Read MORE...
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1944 - June 30 - Universal strike against nazi terror in Copenhagen
historyorb.com
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1973 - September 1 - 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
historyorb.com
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