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1939 In Denmark
Events from the year 1939 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian X * Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning Events * 29 November Erling Dahl-Iversen gives the last lecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Surgery on Bredgade in Copenhagen. Sport Badminton * 12 March – Tage Madsen wins gold in Men's Singles at the All England Badminton Championships. Cycling * Karel Kaers (BEL) and Omer De Bruycker (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. Footnall * 5 March – Næstved Boldklub is founded. * B 93 wins their seventh Danish football championship by winning the 1938–39 Danish Championship League. Births * 17 January – Niels Helveg Petersen, politician (died 2017) * 22 January – Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (d. 1996) * 1 February – Dario Campeotto, performer (died 2023) * 13 July – John Danielsen, Danish football midfielder * 2 November Svend Åge Madsen, novelist * 8 November Henning Christophersen, politician and EU commissioner ... [...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] |
2023 In Denmark
Events in the year 2023 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen * Government: Frederiksen II Cabinet * Folketing: 2022–2026 session (elected 1 November 2022) * Leaders of the constituent countries ** Prime minister of the Faroe Islands – Aksel V. Johannesen ** Prime minister of Greenland – Múte Bourup Egede Events January * 1 January Prince Joachim's four children, Nikolai, Felix, Henrik, and Athena, lose their titles of prince or princess, leaving count or countess of Monpezat as their most senior titles following a major public controversy in the royal family. * 10 January Leader of the Nye Borgerlige political party Pernille Vermund announces her intention to resign, being succeeded by Lars Boje Mathiesen, on 7 February. * 31 January Coop Danmark announces that the Irma chain will close with effect from 1 April after 137 years in operation. February * 6 February Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 In Denmark
Events from the year 1856 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VII * Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang (18 October), Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ Events Undated Births * 18 March – Arnold Krog, designer (died 1931) * 6 September – Hack Kampmann, architect (died 1920) * 28 October – Mary Steen, photographer (died 1939) Deaths * 16 March – Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt, businessman (born 1777) * 26 March – Johan Laurentz Jensen, painter (born 1800) * 14 July – Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, architect (born 1800) * 20 July – Anna Nielsen, mezzo-soprano (died 1803) * 21 July – Emil Aarestrup, poet (born 1800) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1856 In Denmark 1850s 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 ... Years of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Steen
Mary Dorothea Frederica Steen (28 October 1856 – 7 April 1939) was a photography in Denmark, Danish photographer and feminist. At the age of 28, she opened a studio in Copenhagen where she specialized in indoor photography. She later became Denmark's first female court photographer, working not only with the Danish royal family but, at the invitation of Alexandra of Denmark, Princess Alexandra, with the British royal family too. She also played an important part in improving conditions for female workers and encouraging women to take up the profession of photography. Early life Born in a village between Aarhus and Randers in Jutland, Steen was the daughter of Niels Jensen Steen, a schoolteacher, and Caroline Kirstine Petersen. In her late teens, she moved to Copenhagen where she graduated at the Women's Business School but she soon found out that she was not made for office work. She decided to take up photography and received training first in Sweden and then with a photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 In Denmark
Events from the year 1874 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian IX * Prime minister – Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (until 14 July), Christen Andreas Fonnesbech Events * 1 January – The first issue of fashion journal ''Nordisk Mønster-Tidende'', present-day women's magazine '' Femina'', is published. * 5 January – Iceland is granted a constitution and limited home rule within the Danish realm. * 14 July – Prime Minister Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg resigns, and is replaced by Christen Andreas Fonnesbech. * 15 August – Esbjerg Harbour is inaugurated. * 15 October – The Old Stage, the original of the Royal Danish Theatre, is inaugurated. Date unknown * Louis Poulsen, a lighting manufacturing company, is founded. * The 25 øre coin is introduced on the decimalisation of the krone. It remains in circulation until 2008, when it is demonetised as the lowest-denomination coin in the country. Births January–June * 10 January – Louis Larsen, gymnast, silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hertz
Peter Julius Hertz (1 June 1874 in Copenhagen – 26 March 1939) was a Danish art historian and museum worker. Peter Hertz was the son of Julius Hertz (1842–1920), a wholesale merchant, and his wife Henriette F. Hertz (1850–1921). Hertz became a graduate student at a private college in 1893 and took many philosophy courses. Until 1896, he attended a technological school, while he worked as a bricklayer and learned how to be an architect. Then he began independent art historical studies and eventually went to study in 1899 on a three-year trip to Germany and Italy. In 1901, he worked in London, but he began to travel for his studies in 1903, primarily in Italy, but also in the Netherlands. During those years, he focused on Classical Architecture, obtaining a Doctorate in Philosophy. He was also interested in contemporary art in Denmark and wrote ''"Gennembruddet i 70'erne, Betragtninger i Anledning af Raadhusudstillingen og den Hirschsprungske Samling"'' ("The breakthrough i ... [...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] |
1858 In Denmark
Events from the year 1858 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VII * Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall Events Births * 12 January – Viggo Lindstrøm, actor and theatre director (died 1926) * 6 March – Gustav Wied, writer (died 1914) * 25 March – Charlotte Eilersgaard, author and editor (died 1922) * 17 July – Kristine Marie Jensen, cookbook writer (died 1923) Deaths * 19 March – Carl Emil Moltke, diplomat and landowner (born 1773) * 10 November – Johannes Theodorus Suhr, businessman (born 1792) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1858 In Denmark 1850s 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 ... Years of the 19th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Valdemar Of Denmark
Prince Valdemar of Denmark (27 October 1858 – 14 January 1939) was a member of the Danish royal family. He was the third son and youngest child of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He had a lifelong naval career. Early life Prince Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte north of Copenhagen., p. 69. His father was Prince Christian of Denmark, later King Christian IX. His mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He was baptised on 21 December 1858. He had five older siblings: Prince Frederick (1843–1912), Princess Alexandra (1844–1925), Prince William (1845–1913), Princess Dagmar (1847–1928), and Princess Thyra (1853–1933). Prince Valdemar grew up in an increasingly international family. Despite the fact that the family had limited resources available and lived a relatively bourgeois life by royal standards, Valdemar's siblings managed to enter into some dynastically important marriages. In March 1863, the Dani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Denmark
Events from the year 2014 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt Events January * 9 January Margrethe Schanne, ballet dancer (born 1921) * 30 January – The Socialist People's Party departs Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt's government due to a conflict over the proposed sale of DONG Energy shares to Goldman Sachs. May * 6–10 May – Copenhagen hosts the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which is won by Austria. * 25 May – The European Parliament election was held. * 26 May to 28 May – Wellbeing at Work conference is held at Copenhagen. August * 1–8 August – Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their children pay an official visit to Greenland. Culture Architecture * 7 March – C. F. Møller Architects' refurbishment of Aalborg Waterfront, Henning Larsen Architects' Roskilde Campus and Vartorv Square in Copenhagen receive Civic Trust Awards. * 15 May – BIG's Danish Maritime Museum and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Hansen (canoeist)
Erik Rosendahl Hansen (15 November 1939 – 30 September 2014) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in singles at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won one gold and two bronze medals in 1960 and 1968 and placed seventh in 1964 and 1972.Erik Hansen Sports-reference.com In 1968 he served as the Olympic flag bearer for Denmark. sports-reference.com Between 1958 and 1972 Hansen won 37 Danish titles and seven medals at the European Championships; he also earned five medals at the |
2016 In Denmark
Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen Events * Kundby case Failed Islamist terror bombing plot. * 28 November – The third cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen is presented at Amalienborg Palace. Culture Film * 20 February – Trine Dyrholm wins the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in Thomas Vinterberg's ''The Commune'' at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Sport Badminton * 2327 Anders Antonsen wins gold in Men's Single, Mette Poulsen wins gold in Women's Single and Mathias Christiansen and David Daugaard win gold in Men's Double at the 2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix. * 26 April1 May – With four gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2016 European Badminton Championships. * 22 May Denmark wins the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup by defeating Indonesia 32 in the final. Cycling * 9 February Jesper Mørkøv (DEN) and Alex Rasmussen (DEN) win the Six Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
