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1942 In Denmark
Events from the year 1942 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian X * Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning (until 4 May), Vilhelm Buhl (until 9 November), Erik Scavenius Events * 4 May – Vilhelm Buhl is appointed to new prime minister of Denmark following Thorvald Stauning's death the previous day. * 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen. * 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen. * 19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride. * 28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis. * 5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary ('' Reichsbevollmächtigter'') in Denmark. * 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded Sports * B 93 wins their 8th Danish football championship by winning their 1941–42 Danish War Tournament. Births JanuaryMarch * 14 January Britt ... [...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] |
Kirsten Jacobsen
Kirsten Jacobsen ( Larsen; 18 February 1942 – 2 December 2010) was a Danish real estate agent and politician who was an elected member of the Folketing for the North Jutland County constituency for two non-consecutive periods from 1973 to 1981 and then between 1988 and 2001. She was first a member of the Progress Party, the Freedom 2000 Group an independent and The Conservative People's Party. Jacobsen was also a member of both the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Nordic Council. She was leader of the Progress Party from 1995 to 1997. Jacobsen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1991 and was upgraded to Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog five years later. Early life On 18 February 1942, Jacobsen was born in Aalborg Hospital in Aalborg; she regularly maintained that she was born in Nørresundby. She was the third of five children of the dairy worker and depot manager Børge Larsen and Helene Bånd-Larsen. Jacobsen was raised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1857 In Denmark
Events from the year 1857 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VII * Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (until 13 May), Carl Christian Hall Events * 30 June – Hassel & Teudt is founded in Copenhagen. Undated Births * 24 July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer (died 1943) * 7 December – Hans-Georg Tersling, architect (died 1920) * 9 December – Alba Schwartz, writer and novelist (died 1942) Deaths * 23 June – Christian Molbech, historian and editor (born 1783) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1857 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 = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ... Years of the 19th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Schwartz
Sofie Albertine (Alba) Schwartz née Larsen (1857–1942) was a Danish writer who contributed to the social life of Skagen in the north of Jutland after her husband was appointed mayor in 1899. Her earlier writings documented the history of the town but it was not until she was in her seventies that she began writing novels, publishing ''Overlægen'' (The Specialist Physician) in 1935. Her most successful work was ''Skilsmissens Børn'' which led to the film '' Children of Divorce'' in 1939. Early life, education and family Born on 9 December 1857 in Copenhagen, Sofie Albertine Larsen was the daughter of the surgeon Søren Eskildsen Larsen (1802–90) and his wife Sophia Albertina née Matzen (1815–95). She was the youngest of the family's 14 children. Brought up in a well-to-do home in central Copenhagen, she initially aspired to become an actress and studied drama under the celebrated . In December 1882, she married the municipal lawyer Otto Georg Schwartz (1852–1915) with wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vita Andersen
Vita Andersen (29 October 1942 – 20 July 2021) was a Danish poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer. Career Andersen made her literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection ', which is among the most sold poetry collections in Denmark. Further publications include the short story collection ''Hold kæft og vær smuk'' (1978), the plays ''Elsk mig'' (1980) and ''Kannibalerne'' (1982), the novel ''Hva'for en hånd vil du ha'' (1987), and the children's books ''Petruskas laksko'' (1989) and ''Coco'' (1997). She was awarded De Gyldne Laurbær in 1979, the Danish Critics Prize for Literature in 1987, and the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 1991. Her novel ''Indigo'' from 2017 was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Personal life Andersen was born on 29 October 1942, a daughter of author Aage Neutzsky-Wulff. She was a half sister to Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff (born 24 November 1949) is a Danish author and philosopher who has published within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jytte Hilden
Jytte Hilden (born 12 September 1942) is a Danish chemical engineer and politician (Social Democrats). She was elected member of the Folketing from 1979 to 1998, and was appointed Minister for Culture in Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (, informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a retired Danish politician. Rasmussen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from ...'s first Cabinet. References 1942 births Living people People from Copenhagen Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians 20th-century Danish politicians 20th-century Danish women politicians Women government ministers of Denmark Danish Culture Ministers Danish Ministers of Higher Education and Science {{Denmark-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Stig Møller
Per Stig Møller (, informal: Per Stig; born 27 August 1942 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing (Danish national parliament) for the Conservative People's Party from 1984 until 2015, and was Minister for the Environment from 18 December 1990 to 24 January 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from 27 November 2001 to 23 February 2010 as part of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I, II and III, and the first Cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen. From 23 February 2010 to 3 October 2011 he was Minister for Culture. Per Stig Møller is the son of the former Finance Minister Poul Møller and journalist Lis Møller, who were both Members of Parliament. Education Per Stig Møller completed his master's degree in comparative literature at the University of Copenhagen in 1967, and was awarded a ''dr.phil.'' (higher doctorate) in 1973 for his thesis '' Malte-Bruns litterære kritik og dens plads i transformati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitte Alsted
Birgitte Alsted (born 15 June 1942) is a Danish violinist, teacher and composer. Alsted was born in Odense, and was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and in Warsaw. She has done much within the electronic music and often uses creative expressions, which includes other forms. Thus, she has been a part in theater and performance / dance in Denmark. Her work list, besides the music theater includes works for soloists and chamber ensembles, often unconventional compositions and the use of acoustic instruments. Birgitte Alsted also worked some with multimedia performances in which the use of electronic resources, poetry, dance and slides have been compounded in experimental fashion. Literature and poetry, both old and new have been an important source of inspiration for her. Birgitte Alsted was a founder of the " Gruppen for Alternativ Musik", which was important for her career as a composer. The group experimented with alternative forms and collective improvisation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In Denmark
Events in the year 2022 in Denmark. The year was dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Denmark took in Ukrainian refugees fleeing the invasion of their country. The Danish government sent foreign aid to Ukraine, and condemned and sanctioned Russia for waging the war. As the rest of the world, Denmark continued to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but much less so than in 2020 and 2021. The 2021–2023 inflation surge led to increased prices on many goods. The 2022 Danish general election took place on 1 November. Incumbents *Monarch – Margrethe II *Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen (''acting'' from 2 November to 15 December) *Government **Until 15 December: Frederiksen I Cabinet **From 15 December: Frederiksen II Cabinet *Folketing **Until 1 November: 2019–2022 session (elected 5 June 2019) **From 1 November: 2022–2026 session (elected 1 November 2022) *Leaders of the constituent countries **Prime minister of the Faroe Islands ***Until 22 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemming Quist Møller
Flemming Oluf Quist Møller (19 May 1942 – 31 January 2022) was a Danish director, cartoonist, children's author, drummer, screenwriter, and actor. Career As a director, he started with small experimental animation, often in collaboration with Jannik Hastrup. He made contributions as a children's author, and in a totally different ballgame, he was co-author of Anders Refn films such as ''Strømer'' (1976), '' The Heritage'' (1978) and '' Black Harvest'' (1993). Central to Quist Møller's sprawling work stands the cartoon '' Benny's Bathtub'' (1971) which he wrote the script for and directed together with Jannik Hastrup. It was selected by the Danish Ministry of Culture in 2006 as one of the ten most important Danish films ever. The film about a boy's colorful dream life in a modern apartment building is a musical satire of regimentation and an appeal to the playful imagination – characteristics include Quist Møller's work in many fields. In 1971 he and Hastrup received Dan ... [...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] |
Poul Anker Bech
Poul Anker Bech (13 April 1942 – 7 October 2009) was a Danish painter. He started painting in the 1960s and studied at The Jutland Academy of Art in Aarhus, 1966–67. He quit his job in 1988 to become a full-time painter. Poul Anker Bech painted everyday landscapes and situations, from an unusual point of view. His motives often contain ironic or surrealistic elements. He himself has said that he would like his paintings to easily be remembered, without needing to understand their meaning. On 27 August 2003 a Danish 19-krone stamp was published using one of Poul Anker Bech's paintings, Det forjættede land (the promised land). He was the recipient of a lifetime stipendium from the Danish government's Art Fund, as well as several prizes. Poul Anker Bech was a member of the Corner Corner may refer to: People *Corner (surname) * House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places *Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States *Corner In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
