Events from the year 1684 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Christian V Grand Chancellor – Frederik Ahlefeldt Events 7 May – Christian V issues an order that deposes Adolph Esmit and names Gabriel Milan as Governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies. 6 November – The Engineer Regiment is founded. Undated Royal Artillery Corps is founded in Copenhagen. Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641–1717) is promoted to general in Norway. Births 26 July – Peder Benzon, Supreme Court justice and landowner (died 1735) 30 November – Andreas Møller, portrait painter (died 1762) Deaths 18 April – Nikolaj Nissen, judge and landowner (born 1627) 31 December – Hans Rostgaard, administrator (born 1625) References Denmark Years of the 17th century in Denmark