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1924 In Denmark
Events from the year 1924 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian X of Denmark, Christian X * Prime minister – Niels Neergaard (until 24 April), Thorvald Stauning Events * 22 January – the 1924 Faroese general election is held. * 11 April – the 1924 Danish Folketing election is held. * 23 April – the Stauning I Cabinet is formed following the Folketing election. * 18 July – Tisvildeleje railway station opens. * 1 August – the Institut Jeanne d'Arc is established in Frederiksberg. * August 9–17 – the 2nd World Scout Jamboree is held in Ermelunden, Denmark. Sports * 15 June – The opening match of the 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship, first Nordic Football Championship is held at Københavns Idrætspark. The Swedish national team defeats the Danish team 3–2. * 5–27 July – Denmark at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Denmark competes at the Summer Olympics, winning 9 medals in addition to several medals from the Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympi ... [...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] |
Boldklubben 1913
Boldklubben 1913 is a Danish football club which plays in Albani Series. They play at Campus Road, in Odense on Funen. B1913 spent one season in the ''1961–62 European Cup'', which is the club's most notable international appearance. From the 2006–07 season to the 2012–13 season, they merged with B 1909, and Dalum IF, to form the joint venture FC Fyn who contested in the ''Danish 2nd Division'' and in the '' Danish 1st Division''. Honours *Danish football championship **Runners-up (3): 1923–24, 1962, 1963 *Danish Cup **Winners (1): 1962–63 * Provinsmesterskabsturneringen **Winners (2): 1924, 1930 * Funen Football Championship **Winners (13): 1922–23, 1923–24, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1955–56‡, 1984‡, 1991‡, 2000‡, 2003‡, 2015–16, 2019–20 **Runners-up (6): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1942–43‡, 1962‡, 2006R *FBUs Pokalturnering **Winners (10): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Denmark
Events from the year 2009 in Denmark. Incumbents *Monarch: Margrethe II Events January * 16 January – Somali pirates release the Danish cargo ship CEC Future after receiving a ransom payment. * 31 January – Niels Brinck wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009. February * 4 February – Intrusion by Russian aircraft into Danish airspace, requiring intervention from Danish fighter jets. * 5 February – Asylum reopened in Ebeltoft and GrenÃ¥. * 12 February – A Macedonian man is killed in Copenhagen. * 16 February – China's Navy and Denmark's Navy rescue Italian and Chinese merchant vessels from Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. March * 27 March – The Faroese singer Linda Andrews wins the second season of X Faktor. April * 3–4 April – At the 21st NATO Summit, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is appointed as the new Secretary General of NATO. * 8 April – Somali pirates hijack the Danish container ship in the Indian Ocean. June * 7 June â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Harup
Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen (20 November 1924 – 9 July 2009) was a Danish swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won three medals: a gold in the 100 m backstroke and silvers in the 400 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle, placing fourth in the 100 m freestyle. She won three more gold medals at the 1947 European Championships. During her career she held 30 national titles and set two world records in freestyle relay events. In 1949 she retired from competitions and started a five decades long career of a swimming coach. In 1975 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the s .... See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame References 1924 births 2009 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Denmark
Events in the year 2018 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen Events May * May 31 – It was announced that Denmark would be banning full-face veils. The Arts Film * 19 November – Lars Mikkelsen wins an International Emmy Award for Best Actor at the 46th International Emmy Awards for his role in ''Herrens veje''. Sport Badminton * 16-21 January – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen win gold in Women's Double at 2018 Malaysia Masters. * 30 January-4 February – Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen win Men's Double at 2018 India Open. * 14-18 March – Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen wins gold in Women's Doubles at 2018 All England Open. * 24–29 April – With two gold medals, two, silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2018 European Badminton Championships. Cycling * 24 February &n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Baess
Klaus Baard Baess (10 November 1924 – 16 September 2018) was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Frederiksberg. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ..., together with William Berntsen and Ole Berntsen. Baess died on 16 September 2018 at the age of 93. References External links * * * 1924 births 2018 deaths Danish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Frederiksberg Royal Danish Yacht Club sailors {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In The United States
Events in the year 2013 in the United States. Incumbents Federal government * President: Barack Obama ( D-Illinois) * Vice President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware) * Chief Justice: John Roberts (New York) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: John Boehner ( R-Ohio) * Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D-Nevada) * Congress: 112th (until January 3), 113th (starting January 3) Events January * January 1 ** New laws that go into effect on January 1: ***Maryland's voter-approved same-sex marriage law goes into effect. *** Performing a "''wheelie''" on a motorcycle is banned in Illinois. *** Illinois bans the sale of shark fins. ** The Senate approves a deal to avert general tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff". * January 2 – President Barack Obama signs the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, intended to prevent the "fiscal cliff". * January 3 – Subaru issues a recall for nearly 634,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a lighting problem. * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Juul Hansen
Holger Juul Hansen (14 August 1924 – 19 March 2013) was a Danish actor. Den Store Danske, Gyldendals Ã¥bne encyclopædi Hansen starred in a large number of Danish movies and television shows. His most prominent roles were as Hans Christian Varnæs, head of one of the two rival families in '''', and as Professor Moesgaard in '' The Kingdom''. Selected film ...
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2011 In Denmark
Events from the year 2011 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen (until 3 October), Helle Thorning Schmidt Events January * 10 January – Denmark and Serbia signs a defense agreement. * 13 January – Lene Espersen, party leader of the Danish Conservative Party, announces her resignation from the post after a period of intense criticism in the media and from fellow party members. * 14 January – Lars Barfoed is elected as new political leader of the Conservative party. * 19 January – Denmark starts the trial against the Somali man who attacked Kurt Westergaard. February * 24 February – A Danish family is kidnapped from their private yacht off the coast of Somalia by Somali pirates. March * 13 March – By unanimous vote, Denmark's Parliament authorized direct military action by its air force to help enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973, marking the only time so far in the state's history that military commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inge Sørensen
Inge Sørensen (18 July 1924 – 9 March 2011), later Inge Tabur, sometimes known as "Lille henrivende Inge" ("Little Lovely Inge") was a Danish swimmer, who at age 12 won a bronze medal in 200 meter breaststroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. This makes her the youngest Olympic medal winner in an individual competition. During 1936-1944 she won nine Danish championships, two Nordic championships and one European championship. She set 14 Danish records in breaststroke. She also broke the world record on 400 m and 500 m breaststroke and became the first Danish female swimmer under 3 minutes on 200 m breaststroke. Her swimming career was cut short by World War II. After the war she married a Danish engineer and moved abroad eventually residing in USA. Early life Inge Sørensen was born in Skovshoved, Denmark, the daughter of a fishmonger in 1924. She began swimming at age 3 in the harbor of Skovshoved north of Copenhagen and won her first Danish championship age 11 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Denmark
Events from the year 1990 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Poul Schlüter Events *2 February – Squatters are evicted from the Black Horse, a former roadside inn, on Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen after four years. The arts * 26 March – At the 62nd Academy Awards, Kaspar Rostrup's ''Waltzing Regitze'' is among the five films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film but the Oscar goes to the Italian ''Cinema Paradiso''. Sports Badminton * 8–14 April – With five gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 12th European Badminton Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union. * 24 28 March 1990 Denmark Open **Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen wins gold in men's single by defeating Morten Frost in the final ** Lotte Olsen and Dorte Kjær win gold in women's double by defeating Gillian Gowers and Gillian Clark in the final. ** Thomas Lund and Pernille Dupont win gold in mixed double by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hansen (footballer, Born 1924)
John Angelo Valdemar Østergaard Hansen, known simply as John Hansen, (24 June 1924 – 12 January 1990) was a Danish footballer who played as a forward. He played professionally for seven years in Italy: he scored 124 goals in 187 matches for Juventus F.C., and won two Serie A championships with the club, finishing as ''Capocannoniere'' top-goal scorer in the 1951–52 Serie A season; he later also played for Italian club S.S. Lazio. He won the 1944 Danish championship with childhood club BK Frem. Hansen scored 10 goals in eight games for the Denmark national football team in 1948, and won a bronze medal with Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1985, Hansen received the Italian order of chivalry. He was the son of Danish international goalkeeper Niels Peder Hansen, who also played for BK Frem, and was the father of Henning Hansen, who played for BK Frem in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Playing career Amateur career Born in Frederiksberg, Hansen started his career with C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
