When Rasmus Christiansen was born on 2 December 1837, in Vesterborg, Lollands Nørre, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Christian Rasmussen, was 55 and his mother, Johanne Clausdatter, was 33. He married Karen Marie Henriksen on 5 November 1869, in Stokkemarke, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Vesterborg, Vesterborg, Halsted Klosters, Denmark in 1870 and Stokkemarke, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark for about 26 years.
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The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .
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