Jørgen Jørgensen
(1780-1841)

Jørgen Jørgensen (Eckersberg) Foto: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg / Public Domain

Self declared King of Iceland, defied the crown of Denmark. Reigned for a short period (1780-1841) – Jørgen Jørgensen was born in Copenhagen (Capital and largest city of Denmark) on March 29th, 1780 and died in Hobart (Capital city of Tasmania, Australia) on January 20th, 1841 at the age of 60. Today Jørgen Jørgensen would be 244 years old.

Age

how old was Jørgen Jørgensen when he died?

Jørgen Jørgensen died in 1841 at the age of 60.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 29th, 1780 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Copenhagen Capital and largest city of Denmark
Death Date	January 20th, 1841 (Wednesday)
Death place	Hobart Capital city of Tasmania, Australia
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Rat 鼠

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Jørgen Jørgensen

Birthday

When was Jørgen Jørgensen born?

Jørgen Jørgensen was born on March 29th, 1780.

Death

When did Jørgen Jørgensen die?

Jørgen Jørgensen died on January 20th, 1841 at the age of 60 in Hobart (Capital city of Tasmania, Australia). Today Jørgen Jørgensen would be 244 years old.