1902 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 – Johan Henrik DeuntzerJohan Henrik DeuntzerJohan Henrik Deuntzer was a Danish politician, member of the Liberal Venstre party until 1905 where he joined the Danish Social Liberal Party...
Events
- 16 January – The underground toilets at AmagertorvAmagertorvAmagertorv , today part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, is often described as the most central square in central Copenhagen, Denmark...
in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
opens. - 12 May – The first telegram send by wireless telegraphyTelegraphyTelegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages via some form of signalling technology. Telegraphy requires messages to be converted to a code which is known to both sender and receiver...
is received in Copenhagen. - 18 July – The oublic sea bathPublic bathingPublic baths originated from a communal need for cleanliness. The term public may confuse some people, as some types of public baths are restricted depending on membership, gender, religious affiliation, or other reasons. As societies have changed, public baths have been replaced as private bathing...
at Kalvebod Brygge in Copenhagen is inaugurated. - 9 September – Statens Serum InstitutStatens Serum InstitutStatens Serum Institut , or SSI for short, is a Danish sector research institute located on the island of Amager in Copenhagen. Its purpose is to combat and prevent infectious diseases, congenital disorders, and threats from weapon of mass destruction...
is inaugurated. - 19 September – A LandstingLandsting (Denmark)The Landsting was a house of the Rigsdag in Denmark from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished. The house had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish....
election is heldwith the exception that the FaroeseFaroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
candidate was elected on 6 August.
Undated
- First road regulations in Copenhagen are introduced: The maximum speed allowed is 11.5 km/h, 7.5 km/h in dense traffic.
Births
- February 11 – Arne JacobsenArne JacobsenArne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer. He is remembered for contributing so much to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.-Early life and education:Arne Jacobsen was born...
, architect, designer (d. 19711971 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-Deaths:* 24 March – Arne Jacobsen, architect, furniture designer -See also:...
) - October 23 – Ib SchønbergIb SchønbergIb Christian Albert von Cotta Schønberg was a Danish film actor, and is considered one of the leading actors of Danish film in the 20th century.-Early life:...
, actor (d. 19551955 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Hans Hedtoft , H. C. Hansen-See also:...
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Deaths
- February 24 – Valdemar KochValdemar KochOtto Valdemar Koch was a Danish architect and local politician. He designed a number of churches in Copenhagen.-Biography:...
, architect (b. 18521852 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke , Christian Albrecht Bluhme-Births:* March 1 – Martin Borch, architect * May 25 – Christian Hedemann, photographer...
) - April 11 – Johan Daniel HerholdtJohan Daniel HerholdtJohan Daniel Herholdt was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century...
, architect (b. 18181818 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Joachim Godske Moltke-Births:* February 3 – Anton Melbye, marine painter * February 8 – Carl Frederik Sørensen, marine painter...
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