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1910 In Denmark
Events from the year 1910 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VIII * Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle (until 5 July), Klaus Berntsen Events * 20 May – The 1910 Folketing election is held. * 24 June – Faaborg Museum is inaugurated in manufacturer Mads Rasmussen's apartment. The current building was built from 1912 to 1915. * 20 September – The 1910 Landsting election is held. Date unknown * The first separate bicycle path in Copenhagen is established around The Lakes, when the existing bridle paths are converted into isolated cycleways to accommodate the heavy growth of cycles at that time. * There are almost 50,000 flush toilets installed in Copenhagen. Births * 30 January – Victor Gram, politician (died 1969) * 10 April – Aage Leidersdorff, Olympic fencer (died 1970) * 12 July – Viggo Kampmann, politician, former prime minister (died 1976) * 1 December ** Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer, medieval weapons expert (died 1991) ** Per Palle Storm, sculptor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick VIII Of Denmark
Frederick VIII ( da, Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederick was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was heir apparent to the Danish throne and served as crown prince for more than 42 years. During the long reign of his father, he was largely excluded from influence and political power. Upon his father's death in 1906, he acceded to the throne at the advanced age of 62. In many ways, Frederick VIII was a liberal monarch who was much more favorable to the new parliamentary system introduced in 1901 than his father had been, being reform-minded and democratically inclined. Due to his late accession to the throne, however, Frederick's reign would last only six years, throughout which he was plagued by ill health. Early life Prince Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace, an 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Denmark
Events from the year 1976 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen Events Sports * 6–7 April — With two gold medals and three silver medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 5th European Badminton Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Births *25 April – Kenneth Cortsen, sport management researcher *26 June – Janus Friis, entrepreneur, co-founder of skype *28 July – Rasmus Bjerg, actor, comedian *29 August – Jon Dahl Tomasson, football player *13 October – Cathrine Grage, speedskater, inline skater, and cyclist *14 December – Peter Gade, badminton player Deaths * 12 May – Kaj Gottlob, architect (born 1887) * 29 December Ingeborg Frederiksen, illustrator (born 1896) See also * 1976 in Danish television References {{DEFAULTSORT:1976 in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Exner
Johan Julius Exner, (30 November 1825 – 15 November 1910), Danish genre painter, was born in Copenhagen to Johann Gottlieb Exner, a Czech musician from Bohemia, who came to Denmark during the Napoleonic period, and his wife Karen Jørgensdatter. Exner originally intended on becoming a history painter, but quickly found his niche, however, in genre painting, the most popular and lucrative painting style of his era. His genre paintings figured prominently in Denmark's National Romantic period, an artistic period directly after the Golden Age of Danish Painting, when artistic focus was turned inwards to uniquely Danish themes. Life Artistic training and early career The younger Exner was interested in drawing and painting from an early age and was put in private training after his confirmation. He began to study at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi'') April 1839, where he intended on becoming a history painter. He caught the attentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 In Denmark
Events from the year 1873 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian IX * Prime minister – Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg Events * 20 April – A banquet for the Japanese diplomatic mission is held in the Børsen Building in Copenhagen. * 5 May – The Scandinavian Monetary Union, a monetary union with Sweden, is formed, pegging the countries' currencies to each other. * 13 May – Tuborg Brewery is founded by Carl Frederik Tietgen. * 6 October – The equestrian statue of Frederick VII in front of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen is unveiled. * 17 October The king sets the foundation stone for the new Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. Date unknown * Magazine publisher Aller Media is founded. * The Danish Mathematical Society is founded at the University of Copenhagen. * ''Punch'', an illustrated conservative satirical magazine modelled on the English ''Punch'', is founded. Births January–June * 9 January – Hans Frederick Blichfeldt, Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Skagen
The Port of Skagen, also Skagen Harbour, ( da, Skagen Havn) is located in Skagen, northern Denmark. The country's leading fishing port consists of an industrial harbour that supports the area's fishing industry as well as facilities for cruise ships. It also has a shipyard and fish-processing facilities. The harbour's marina is open to visitors during the summer months. The fishing harbour was built between 1904 and 1907, with inner and outer sections established under the supervision of hydraulic engineer Palle Bruun. The official inauguration was on 20 November 1907. The distinctive warehouses next to the harbour were designed by Thorvald Bindesbøll, and opened in May 1908. In 1932, on the occasion of the harbour's 25th anniversary, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen's statue of the fisherman and lifeboatman was unveiled. The harbour was expanded to the east between 1935 and 1938, and in the 1950s an 11 million krone (kr) expansion took place to the west, increasing the off-shore area by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palle Bruun
Palle Bruun (10 May 1873 – 21 October 1910) was a Danish hydraulic engineer who designed the fishing harbour in Skagen in the north of Jutland."Palle Bruun" ''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon''. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Biography The son of Captain Carl Bruun, Bruun was born in . After matriculating from in 1891, he completed his studies at Copenhagen's |
1840 In Denmark
Events from the year 1840 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VIII * Prime minister – Otto Joachim Events * 1 January – An act establishes Copenhagen's municipal constitution (). The 38 members of the City Council are to be elected by the citizens whereas the three mayors and the lord mayor are to be appointed by the king as was previously the case. * 9 April – The first election for the new City Council is held. Only 1929 citizens, out of a population of about 121,000, are able to participate in the election due to heavy restrictions on voting access. * 27 June – The anointing of King Christian VIII at Frederiksberg Palace, the last such ceremony to take place in Denmark before it is abolished with the introduction of the Danish constitution in 1849. * 39 July The 2nd Scandinavian Scientist Conference is held in Copenhagen. * 8 September – Søren Kierkegaard reveals his feelings for her to Regine Olsen Undated * Peter Faber tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henning Matzen
Henning Matzen (28 December 1840 – 18 July 1910) was a Denmark, Danish politician, jurist and speaker of the Landsting (Denmark), Landsting, a chamber of the Rigsdag, parliament. He was member of the Landsting from 1879 to 1910, representing the conservative party Højre, and its speaker from 1894 to 1902. Biography He graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a degree in law in 1864 and he became a professor at the university in 1870. As one of the leading Danish expounders of constitutional law of his time, he was the legal expert who provided Council President of Denmark, Council President Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup with those interpretations of the constitution that made his rule on provisional laws 1885–1894 possible.Skou, p. 458. In 1902 he acted as the president of the five arbitrators at The Hague in the Pious Fund of the Californias dispute between the United States and Mexico, having been chosen by the other four arbitrators. This was the first di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1833 In Denmark
Events from the year 1833 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Otto Joachim Events Undated Births * 29 January Carl Frederik Aagaard, painter (died 1895 * 22 February Carl Ludwig Jessen, painter (died 1917) * 12 May – Georg Emil Hansen, photographer (died 1891) * 7 July – Ludvig Fenger, architect (died 1905) * 26 August – Christian Vilhelm Nielsen, architect (died 1910) Deaths * 3 February Johan Frederik Bardenfleth, naval officer, court official and governor-general of the Danish West Indies (born 1772) * 17 June Louise Hegermann-Lindencrone, playwright and salonist (died 1778) * 30 November – Gerhard Ludvig Lahde, engraver (born 1765) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1833 In Denmark 1830s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In Norway
Events in the year 1994 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland ( Labour Party) * President of the Storting – Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl ( Labour Party) Events * 1 January – the Agreement on the European Economic Area comes into effect. * 6 January – Grefsen Post Office is robbed for , the largest post office robbery in Norway to date. * 7 January – Kaci Kullmann Five announces her stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party. * 26 January – Biologist Dag Olav Hessen survives a hurricane on mount Norefjell, having gone missing since 22 January. * 31 January – The "Bjugn case" reaches its verdict in Frostating Court; the accused party is acquitted. * 12 January – ''The Scream'' is stolen from the National Gallery of Norway. * 26 March – Elisabeth Andreassen and Jan Werner Danielsen win the Melodi Grand Prix 1994, earning a spot in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. * 10 April – Jan Petersen is formally elected as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
