Hans Christian Andersen's birthplace, now a museum in Odense, Denmark. In the house where Hans christian Andersen was born, all the relics of the author have been collected - his furniture, his personal property, and the cutting from illustrated papers with which he amused his child-friends. 01-01-1908. The year of 2005 is the 200-year anniversary for Hans Christian Andersen's birth. Due to this there will be a global celebration to remember and honour the Danish author.