1910 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - HM Frederick VIIIFrederick VIII of DenmarkFrederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...
- Prime minister - Carl Theodor ZahleCarl Theodor ZahleCarl Theodor Zahle , Danish lawyer and politician; prime minister of Denmark 1909-1910, 1913-1920. In 1895 he was elected member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, Folketinget, for Venstrereformpartiet...
(until 5 July, Klaus BerntsenKlaus BerntsenKlaus Berntsen was a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Council President of Denmark from 5 July 1910 to 21 June 1913 as the leader of the Cabinet of Klaus Berntsen...
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Events
- May 20 – The Danish Folketing election of 1910Danish Folketing election, 1910Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 20 May 1910. The result was a victory for Venstre, which won 57 of the 114 seats. Voter turnout was 74.8%.-Results:...
is held. - June 24 – Faaborg Museum is inaugurated in manufacturer Mads Rasmussen's apartment. The current building was built from 1912 to 1915.
- September 20 – The Danish Landsting election of 1910Danish Landsting election, 1910The Danish Landsting election of 1910 was held on 20 September 1910, with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 1 September....
is held.
Undated
- The first separate bicycle path in CopenhagenCycling in CopenhagenCycling in Copenhagen is - as with most bicycling in Denmark - an important means of transportation and a dominating feature of the cityscape, often noticed by visitors. The city offers a variety of favorable cycling conditions — dense urban proximities, short distances and flat terrain...
is established around The Lakes, when the existing bridle pathBridle pathA bridle path is a thoroughfare originally made for horses, but which these days serves a wide range of interests, including hikers, walkers and cyclists as well as equestrians. The laws relating to permissions vary from country to country...
s are converted into isolated cycleways to accommodate the heavy growth of cycles at that time. - There are almost 50,000 flush toiletFlush toiletA flush toilet is a toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location. Flushing mechanisms are found more often on western toilets , but many squat toilets also are made for automated flushing...
s installed 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...
. - The first pølsevognPølsevognPølsevogn is a Danish word literally meaning "sausage wagon".These hot dog stands can be found in most municipal areas of Denmark, and even in parks. They are essentially hand-pulled carts with room for one person inside making the hot dogs. Sausage-wagon food is popular among tourists and Danes...
sausage stand appears in Copenhagen.
Births
- April 10 — Aage Leidersdorff, Olympic fencer (d. 19701970 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-Deaths:* February 19 — Aage Leidersdorff , fencer * November 3 – Fleming Lynge, screenwriter...
) - July 12 — Viggo KampmannViggo KampmannViggo Olfert Fischer Kampmann was the leader of the Danish Social Democrats and Prime Minister of Denmark from 19 February 1960 until 3 September 1962. His cabinet before the 1960 election was called the Cabinet of Viggo Kampmann I and the cabinet he formed after that election was called the...
, politician, former prime minister (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...
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Deaths
- July 18 – Henning MatzenHenning MatzenHenning Matzen was a Danish politician, jurist and speaker of the Landsting, a chamber of the parliament...
, politician (b. 18401840 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VIII* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Events:* January 1 – An act establishes Copenhagen's minicipal constitution...
) - November 15 – Julius ExnerJulius ExnerJohan Julius Exner, , Danish genre painter, was born in Copenhagen to Johann Gottlieb Exner, a Czech musician from Bohemia, who came to Denmark during the Napoleonic period, and his wife Karen Jørgensdatter...
, painter (b. 18251825 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Undated:* The Copenhagen Art Society is founded by a circle of the most influential figures of the Danish art world during the Danish Golden Age.-Births:...
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