1900 in Denmark
Encyclopedia
Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Christian IXChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
- Prime minister – Hugo Egmont HørringHugo Egmont HørringHugo Egmont Hørring was a Danish politician, a member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1897 to 1900 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hørring....
(until 27 April), Hannibal Sehested (council president)Hannibal Sehested (council president)Hannibal Sehested was Danish Council President from 27 April 1900 to 24 July 1901 as the leader of the Cabinet of Sehested. He was the last Danish Council President appointed by the king without support from the Danish Parliament before Denmark switched to a parliamentary system and the secret...
Births
- April 11 – Kai Normann AndersenKai Normann AndersenKai Normann Andersen was a Danish composer and film score composer.In the 1930s he contributed prolifically to the score of films directed by George Schnéevoigt including Præsten i Vejlby , Hotel Paradis - 1931, Skal vi vædde en million? - 1932, Kirke og orgel - 1932, Odds 777 - 1932, De blaa...
, composer and film score composer (d. 19671967 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-Births:* October 3 – Carsten Dahl, jazz pianist* October 30 – Nikolaj Hübbe, ballet dancer, artistic director-Deaths:...
) - May 6 Vilhelm HansenC. & V. HansenC. & V. Hansen is the name used by the Danish couple Carla and Vilhelm Hansen to sign their Rasmus Klump comics .-Biography:...
, cartoonist and illustrator (d. 19921992 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Schlüter-Events:* May 30 - The Danish national football team are entered into the European Championships in Sweden as Yugoslavia, who beat them to qualification six months ago, are banned from the competition due to...
) - May 16 – Aage Winther-JørgensenAage Winther-Jørgensen-Filmography:*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Skaf en sensation - 1934*Det gyldne smil - 1935*Elverhøj - 1939*Sørensen og Rasmussen - 1940*En søndag på Amager - 1941*Afsporet - 1942*Drama på slottet - 1943...
, actor (d. 19671967 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-Births:* October 3 – Carsten Dahl, jazz pianist* October 30 – Nikolaj Hübbe, ballet dancer, artistic director-Deaths:...
) - July 27 – Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (d. 19761976 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II* Prime minister - Anker Jørgensen-Births:*26 June - Janus Friis, entrepreneur, co-founder of skype*28 July - Rasmus Bjerg, actor, commedian*29 August - Jon Dahl Tomasson, football player...
) - September 8 – Alice O'FredericksAlice O'FredericksAlice O'Fredericks was a Danish actress, screen writer, and film director. She is best known for directing the series of Far til Fire comedies and the series of family dramas based on Morten Korch novels. Having written 38 produced screenplays and directed 72 feature films, O'Fredericks was one...
, film director (d. 19681968 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-See also:...
) - November 29 – Jørgen-Frantz JacobsenJørgen-Frantz JacobsenJørgen-Frantz Jacobsen occupies a distinct place in Scandinavian literature. He is the only Faroese writer to achieve international best-seller status...
, author (d. 19581958 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – H. C. Hansen-Births:* March 26 – Michael Madsen, light-heavyweight boxer* April 4 – Morten Frost, badminton player* April 22 – Jesper Garnell, boxer-Deaths:...
)
Deaths
- March 1 – Edvard HelstedEdvard HelstedEdvard Mads Ebbe Helsted was a Danish composer. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Frederiksborg.-References:*This article was initially translated from Danish Wikipedia...
, composer (b. 18161816 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Joachim Godske Moltke-Births:* April 17 – Jens Adolf Jerichau, sculptor * June 13 – Dankvart Dreyer, painter...
) - March 10 – Johan Peter Emilius HartmannJohan Peter Emilius HartmannJohan Peter Emilius Hartmann was a Danish composer.-Biography:Hartmann came from a musical family of German descent. Although he received his music lessons initially from his father, he taught himself as much as possible...
, composer (b. 18051805 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian VII* Prime minister – Christian Günther von Bernstorff-Births:* January 1 – Fritz Petzholdt, painter * April 2 – Hans Christian Andersen, writer...
) - May 9 – Carit EtlarCarit EtlarCarit Etlar, the better-known pen name of Carl Brosbøll , was a Danish author, known mostly for his 1853 book Gjøngehøvdingen about the eponymous Svend Poulsen Gønge.-Biography:...
, author [(bo. 18161816 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Joachim Godske Moltke-Births:* April 17 – Jens Adolf Jerichau, sculptor * June 13 – Dankvart Dreyer, painter...
) - May 29 – Carl LangeCarl LangeCarl Georg Lange was a Danish physician and psychologist. He and William James independently developed the James-Lange theory of emotion, which posits that all emotions are developed from, and can be reduced to, physiological reactions to stimuli. Unlike James, Lange specifically stated that...
, physician and psychologist (b. 18341834 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Births:* December 4 – Carl Lange, physician and psychologist...
) - June 18 – Johan KjeldahlJohan KjeldahlJohan Gustav Christoffer Thorsager Kjeldahl , was a Danish chemist who developed a method for determining the amount of nitrogen in certain organic compounds using a laboratory technique which was named the Kjeldahl method after him....
, chemist (b. 18491849 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke-Events:* January 12 – General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break....
)