1902 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch - Christian IX
• Prime minister - Johan Henrik Deuntzer

  Events

• 16 January - The underground toilets at Amagertorv in Copenhagen opens.
• 12 May - The first telegram sent by wireless telegraphy is received in Copenhagen.
• 18 July - The public sea bath at Kalvebod Brygge in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
• 9 September - Statens Serum Institut is inaugurated.
• 19 September - A Landsting election is held with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 6 August.

  Undated

• First road regulations in Copenhagen are introduced: The maximum speed allowed is 11.5 km/h, 7.5 km/h in dense traffic.

  Births

• 11 February – Arne Jacobsen, architect, designer
• 23 October – Ib Schønberg, actor

  Deaths

• 24 February – Valdemar Koch, architect
• 11 April – Johan Daniel Herholdt, architect
• 5 December – Carl Simonsen, printmaker