1880 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch - Christian IX
• Prime minister - J. B. S. Estrup

  Events

Undated

Births

• Niels Bukh - Bukh was a famed gymnastics coach who brought a provocative, masculine style to the sport and led the winning Olympic teams. He is also known for supporting the Nazi Party, and as a homosexual he was, "discreetly threatened with exposure and agreed to put a halt to his public endorsement of Nazism."

  Deaths

• March 29 - Constantin Hansen, painter