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1914 In Denmark
Events from the year 1914 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian X * Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle Events * January – Film censorship is abolished. * 21 January – The Jerusalem Church in Tigensgade in Copenhagen is destroyed in a fire. * 17 February – The first ''smørrebrød'' shop opens in Copenhagen. * 7 March – Simon's Church is inaugurated in Copenhagen. * 1 August – The government declares Denmark's neutrality in World War I. * 31 August – The first (red) 1 krone bank notes enter circulation. * 19 September – The Lurblæserne monument is completed at City Hall Square in Copenhagen. * 3 October – St. Augustine's Church on Jagtvej in Copenhagen is inaugurated. * 20 December – A large Christmas tree is for the first time lit on City Hall Square in Copenhagen. Undated Births * 3 March – Asger Jorn, painter (died 1973) * 2 April – Hans Wegner, furniture designer (died 2007) * 13 April – Børge M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian X Of Denmark
Christian X ( da, Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, in the form of a personal union rather than a real union between 1918 and 1944. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg, a branch of the House of Oldenburg, and the first monarch since King Frederick VII born into the Danish royal family; both his father and his grandfather were born as princes of a ducal family from Schleswig. Among his siblings was King Haakon VII of Norway. His son became Frederick IX of Denmark. His character has been described as authoritarian and he strongly stressed the importance of royal dignity and power. His reluctance to fully embrace democracy resulted in the Easter Crisis of 1920, in which he dismissed the democratically elected Social Liberal cabinet with which he disagreed, and installed one of his own choosing. This was in accordance wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In Denmark
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch - Margrethe II * Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Events * 2 July – The Øresund Bridge opens for traffic across the link, connecting Copenhagen and Malmö, Sweden. * 28 September – Euro referendum takes place on whether Denmark should switch its currency to the Euro. It was rejected with 53% of voters saying no and 47% saying yes. Culture Architecture Art * Floorless art collective is founded. Film * 22 May – Lars von Trier's film Dancer in the Dark wins the Palme d'Or at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Literature Media * 12 February – It is announced that Claus Bjørn Larsen wins World Press Photo of the Year for an image of a wounded Kosovar Albanian refugee in the Albanian border town of Kukes in April 1999. Music *19 February - Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2000, the Danish selection process to Eurovision was won by Olsen Brothers with the song "Smuk som et stjerneskud" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1868 In Denmark
Events from the year 1868 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian IX * Prime minister – C. E. Frijs Events * 24 April – A law is adopted providing for the construction of a new port at Esbjerg, until then a tiny community, a replacement for the harbour in Altona, which had previously been Denmark's most important North Sea harbour. * 7 August – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen is established. * 16 October – All Danish rights to the Nicobar Islands, which since 1848 had been gradually abandoned, are sold to the British as the last remains of Danish India. Undated * Magasin du Nord is established in Aarhus as ''Emil Vett & Co.'' by Theodor Wessel and Emil Vett. Births * 13 May – Peter Hansen, painter (d. 1928) * 25 April – Carl Wentorf, artist (d. 1914) * 26 May – Carl Johan Bonnesen, sculptor (d. 1933) * 25 October – Rasmus Harboe, sculptor (d. 1952) Deaths * 15 January – Christopher Bagnæs Hansen, furniture maker (b. 1806) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Wentorf
Carl Christian Ferdinand Wentorf (25 April 1863 – 24 November 1914) was a Danish painter. His works included genre pieces and portraits. He won the Royal Danish Art Academy's Annual Medal in 1901. Biography Carl Wentorf was born in Copenhagen, the son of furnituremaker Heinrich Frederik Wentorf and Cecilie Juditha (née) Wandschneider. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1881 to 1887. He had his debut at the Charlottenborg Exhibition in 1897 with a portrait of the landscape painter Carl Frederik Aagaard. He travelled widely in the 1890s with economic support both from the Academy and Det Ancherske Legat, especially to Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands.. Wentorf exhibited regularly at Charlottenborg as well as at a number of exhibitions abroad. His style was conservative and showed influence from Frederik Vermehren. He became part of the circle around Selskabet for National Kunst through his acquaintance with Gustav Vermehren. His ''Portrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1827 In Denmark
Events from the year 1827 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Otto Joachim Events * 1 January – Johan Ludvig Heiberg (poet) publishes the literary journal for the first time. * May – Giuseppe Siboni opens the first music conservatory in Copenhagen. * 12 June – The line dancer Christian Rost is killed during a show at Rosenborg drill grounds when his rope breaks. Undated * The crown acquires the Holstein Mansion in Copenhagen as a permanent home for the Natural History Museum. Births * 8 February – Hans Schjellerup, astronomer (died 1887) * 1 March – Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen, painter (died 1912) * 16 March – Ferdinand Meldahl, architect (died 1908) * 20 March – Johannes Forchhammer, philologist (died 1909) * 12 May – Israel B. Melchior, photographer (died 1893) * 2 June – Petrine Fredstrup, ballet dancer (died 1881) * 7 October – Christian Frederik Lütken, zoologist ad naturalist (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Petersen (historian)
Anders Petersen (22 December 1827 – 13 August 1914) was a Danish school teacher and author of a range of historical, genealogical and statistical books. Early years Anders Petersen was born in Bjæverskov, a town in Køge Municipality, as the youngest of four children of farmer Peter Nicolaisen and wife Marie Nilsdatter Bech. He grew up with his family in the residence of the deacon of Bjæverskov, where his parents worked for the unmarried deacon. Since rural deacons were often school teachers as well, this may partly explain why he later became a teacher. In 1842 he was confirmed as first in his class. The deacon who had employed his parents died in May the same year, two months later at the age of 14 Anders Petersen started as an apprentice as a weaver in nearby Slimminge. In May 1845 Anders Petersen had completed his apprenticeship. During the following years he worked as a weaver in various nearby villages except for November 1846 where he lived in Copenhagen. In Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1870 In Denmark
Events from the year 1870 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian IX * Prime minister – C. E. Frijs (until 28 May), Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg Events * 17 May – The turreted ironclad ''Gorm'' is launched from the Naval Dockyard in Copenhagen. * 28 May – Prime Minister C. E. Frijs resigns, and is replaced by Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg. * 26 September – Prince Christian, the future King Christian X, is born to Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Louise. * September/October – The literary fairy tale " The Most Incredible Thing", by poet and author Hans Christian Andersen, is published in the United States and Denmark. * 4 October – The railway line Lille Syd, between Roskilde and Næstved by way of Køge, is opened. * 2 November – The Vestre Cemetery in Copenhagen is opened. Date unknown * The Hansen Writing Ball is first patented and entered into production. * Rosenfeldt Manor, just west of Vordingborg, is completed. * Sundby Church in Copenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funen Painters
The Funen Painters or ''Fynboerne'' were a loose group of Denmark, Danish artists who formed an art colony on the island of Funen at the very beginning of the 20th century. They were strongly influenced by Kristian Zahrtmann who taught at the Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, Artists Studio School in Copenhagen from 1885 to 1908. Like Zahrtmann, they abandoned the traditions of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Danish Academy and ventured into Naturalism (arts), Naturalism and Realism (arts), Realism."The Funish Art Colony" , ''Johannes Larsen Museet''. Retrieved 12 August 2011. History The close-knit core members of the group were Johannes Larsen (1867–1961) from Kerteminde in the northeastern corner of Funen and Fritz Syberg and Peter Hansen (painter), Peter Hansen, both from the sou ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Syberg
Anna Louise Birgitte Syberg (7 January 1870 – 4 July 1914) was a Danish painter. Together with her husband Fritz Syberg, she was one of the Funen Painters (''Fynboerne'') who lived and worked on the island of Funen. She is remembered for her lively watercolours of flower arrangements. Biography Anna Syberg was born in Faaborg, Denmark. Her father was artist Peter Syrak Hansen (1833-1904). She was the sister of artist Peter Hansen (1868–1928). Anna Syberg attended the technical school in Faaborg after which she studied painting under Ludvig Brandstrup and Karl Jensen in Copenhagen. In 1882, she met Fritz Syberg who was serving an apprenticeship as a house painter with her father Peter Syrak Hansen. The two quickly fell for each other and after Anna had spent a period decorating porcelain at the Royal Copenhagen factory, they married in 1894 and set up home in the little village of Svanninge, just north of Faaborg. In 1902, they moved to Pilegården near Kerteminde, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1816 In Denmark
Events from the year 1816 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Joachim Godske Moltke Events ;Undated * Kommercekollegiet is merged with Generaltoldkammeret (General Chamber of Customs and Excise). Births JanuaryMarch * 21 January – Louise Phister, actress (died 1914) * 16 February – Julie Reventlow, countess, writer and salonist (born 1763) * 7 March – Catharine Simonsen, soprano (died 1849) * 29 March – Christen Mikkelsen Kold, teacher who founded a school in Ryslinge that later became a model for the Danish folk high-school system (died 1870) AprilJune * 13 April Gottlieb Abrahamson Gedalia, banker (died 1892) * 17 April – Jens Adolf Jerichau, sculptor (died 1883) * 13 June – Dankvart Dreyer, painter (died 1852) * 21 June – Anders Sandøe Ørsted, botanist, mycologist, zoologist and marine biologist (died 1872) JulySeptember * 11 July Christian Albrecht von Benzonm painter (died 1849) * 7 August – Carit Etlar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Phister
Louise Petrine Amalie Phister, née ''Petersen'', (1816–1914) was a Danish stage actress. Life Phister grew up in poverty; on her father's death, she applied to become a chorister at the Royal Danish Theatre. The theatre, discerning her talent for acting, instead enrolled her to study as an actress, and she became the maid and student of Anna Nielsen in 1829. Phister made her debut in 1835. She took many parts as a soubrette, appearing also in vaudeville, breeches parts and, eventually, in roles depicting old women. She was decorated with the medal in service for actors, Fortjenstmedaljen, in gold in 1885, and broke a record when she retired in 1895 after sixty seasons on the stage. Her last performance came in 1901, as a guest star. She was married in 1846 to the actor Joachim Ludvig Phister. Roles 1830s *1835: ''Barselstuen'' - Pige hos Corfitz * 1835: ''De to grenaderer'' - Suson, Mathurins datter * 1835: ''Maskerade'' - Leonora * 1835: ''Værtshuset'' - Louison, kammerp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1831 In Denmark
Events from the year 1831 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Otto Joachim Events Undated Births * 28 January – Frederik Georg Emil Rostrup, botanist (died 1907) * 15 February – Anton Dorph, painter (died 1914) * 6 August – Henning Frederik Feilberg, pastor, author and folklorist (died 1921) Deaths * 9 February – Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann, politician, businessman and patron of the arts (born 1747) * 17 June – Jens Friedenreich Hage, merchant and landowner (born 1831) * 5 November – Johan Frederik Clemens, engraver (born 1752) *30 November – Catharine Frydendahl, opera singer (born 1760) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1831 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 state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
