...Historical dates
Some important world and Denmark historical events which took place during Hans Christian Andersen's lifetime:
1805: Napoleon conquers Austria and Prussia
1807: The bombardment of Copenhagen
1830+1848: The French revolution
1847: First railway (in Denmark) Copenhagen-Roskilde
1849: The Danish Constitution is signed on June 5
1853-65: The American Civil War
1855: The World Exhibition in Paris
1864: The 2nd War of Schleswig. Schleswig-Holstein surrenders.
1869: The Suez Canal opens
1870-71: Franco-Prussian War
...As early as 1812, Hans Christian Andersen made his début as a walk-on actor on stage at Odense Theatre
In 1821 Hans Christian Andersen made his début at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in the part of a troll in Carl Dahlén's ballet "Armida". In 1832 Hans Christian Andersen's own play "Kjærlighed paa Nikolai Taarn" (Love at Nicholas' Tower) was performed at Odense Theatre.
1998
Photo: Klaus Gottfredsen
On 31 May 1998, the Japanese emperor Akihito and empress Michiko visited Odense and the museum together with crown prince Frederik. Curator Ejnar Stig Askgaard showed them the exhibitions – Here they are seen in the reconstruction of Andersen's study in Nyhavn, where the crown prince admires the poet's silk hat.