1912 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...
(until 14 May), HM Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944.... - Prime minister - 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...
Events
- February 17 – The Danish Union of Press PhotographersDanish Union of Press PhotographersThe Danish Union of Press Photographers , a trade union, is the oldest national organization for newspaper photographers in the world...
is founded as the first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world. - February 22 – MS Selandia, the world's first ocean-going diesel-poweredDiesel engineA diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
ship, departs 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...
on her maiden voyageMaiden voyageThe maiden voyage of a ship, aircraft or other craft is the first journey made by the craft after shakedown. A number of traditions and superstitions are associated with it....
, bound for BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, with two B&WMAN B&W DieselMAN Diesel SE was a provider of large-bore diesel engines for marine propulsion systems and power plant applications. MAN Diesel employs over 7,700 staff, primarily in Germany, Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, India and China...
four-stroke diesel engines. - August 5 – The Rebild FestivalRebild FestivalThe Rebild Festival , or Rebild Celebrations, is an annual celebration of the American Independence Day in Denmark. At the same time, it serves as a homecoming for Danish-Americans...
is held for the first time, delayed compared to the planned date, the American IndependenceIndependence Day (United States)Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
on July 4, due to a period of national mourning upon King Frederik VII's sudden death. The celebrations are attended by somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people. - September 28 – Jacob EllehammerJacob EllehammerJacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer was a Danish watchmaker and inventor born in Bakkebølle, Denmark. He is remembered chiefly for his contributions to powered flight....
takes off for the first time in his self-built Ellehammer helicopter.
Births
- January 30 – Finn JuhlFinn JuhlFinn Juhl was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, most known for his furniture design. He was one of the leading figures in the creation of "Danish design" in the 1940s and he was the designer who introduced Danish Modern to America.-Early life and education:Finn Juhl was born on...
, architect and designer (d. 19891989 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Schlüter-Births:* March 26 – Simon Kjær, footballer* May 31 – Daniel Wass, footballer* August 7 – Søren Frederiksen, footballer-Deaths:...
) - February 18 – Gustaf Munch-PetersenGustaf Munch-PetersenGustaf Munch-Petersen was a Danish writer and painter. He wrote surreal prose-poems, considered groundbreaking in his time, which have inspired later writers....
, writer and painter (d. 19981998 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen-Events:*14 June - The Great Belt Link opens to traffic, connecting eastern and western Denmark.-Births:...
) - March 14 – Johan JacobsenJohan JacobsenJohan Jacobsen was a Danish film director.Jacobsen was born in Aarhus in 1912. His parents were theatre manager Jacob Jørgen Jacobsen and actress Christel Holch . He made his first films at the film studio Palladium that also produced the films of Carl Theodor Dreyer...
, film director (d. 19721972 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX , HM Margrethe II* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag , Anker Jørgensen-Deaths:* January 9 – Helga Frier, actress * January 14 – Frederick IX...
) - March 30 – Knud RexKnud RexKnud Rex was a Danish stage and film actor.-Filmography:*Sol over Danmark - 1936*Den gamle præst - 1939*Komtessen på Stenholt - 1939*Frøken Kirkemus - 1941*Natekspressen Knud Rex (30 March 1912 - 24 December 1968) was a Danish stage and film actor.-Filmography:*Sol over Danmark - 1936*Den gamle...
, actor (d. 19681968 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-See also:...
) - April 3 – Kjeld PhilipKjeld PhilipKjeld Løwenstein Philip was a Danish economist and politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party. He was Trade Minister from 1957 to 1960 as member of the Cabinet of H. C...
, economist and politician (d. 19891989 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Schlüter-Births:* March 26 – Simon Kjær, footballer* May 31 – Daniel Wass, footballer* August 7 – Søren Frederiksen, footballer-Deaths:...
) - April 27 – Princess Caroline-Mathilde of DenmarkPrincess Caroline-Mathilde of DenmarkPrincess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark and Iceland was a crown princess of Denmark by marriage to Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.-Birth:...
, hereditary princess (d. 19951995 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen-Events:* March 22 - The Dogma 95 movement is lainched at Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle conference in Paris, where the cinema world gathered to celebrate the first century of motion...
) - June 4 – Robert JacobsenRobert JacobsenRobert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and painter. The Danish Robert award was named after him.-Biography:...
, artist (d. 19931993 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Schlüter , Poul Nyrup Rasmussen-Deaths:*16 January - Robert Jacobsen, painter and sculptor *30 May - Henry Heerup, painter and sculptor...
) - September 10 – Herluf BidstrupHerluf BidstrupHerluf Bidstrup - Danish cartoonist. Today almost forgotten in the West. He travelled to the former DDR and the Soviet Union. In addition to political cartoons he produced other works depicting everyday life and human foibles. He is still very popular in Russia.-Art:Herulf Bitstrup was one of the...
, cartoonist (d. 19881988 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch — HM Queen Magrethe II* Prime minister — Poul Schlüter-Events:* November 3 — The old main post office in Købmagergade, Copenhagen, is robbed by what is later to become known as Blekinge Street Gang...
) - September 16 – Sven Havsteen-MikkelsenSven Havsteen-MikkelsenSven Havsteen-Mikkelsen was a Danish painter who is remembered for his old Nordic landscapes, his church decorations and his woodcuts.-Early life and education:...
, painter and illustrator (d. 19991999 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen-Deaths:* 14 February – Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, painter and illustrator -See also:...
) - October 22 – Peer GuldbrandsenPeer GuldbrandsenPeer Guldbrandsen was a Danish screenwriter, actor, film director and producer. He wrote for 42 films between 1940 and 1976...
, screenwriter, actor, film director and producer (d. 19961996 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen-Deaths:* 17 April - Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet -Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen-Deaths:* 17...
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Deaths
- January 12 - Herman BangHerman BangHerman Joachim Bang was a Danish author, one of the men of the Modern Breakthrough.-Biography:Bang was born into a noble family of Asserballe, on the small Danish island of Als, the son of a South Jutlandic vicar...
, writer (b. 18571857 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ , Carl Christian Hall-Births:* July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer -Deaths:...
) - March 1 – Ludvig Holstein-LedreborgLudvig Holstein-LedreborgJohan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido lensgreve Holstein til Ledreborg was a Danish politician, a descendant of Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, who was Minister of State of Denmark. He was Council President of Denmark for two months, from 16 August to 28 October 1909, as the leader of the Cabinet of...
,politician, prime minister of Denmark (b. 18391839 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI, Christian VIII* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Events:-Births:* January 25 – Frederikke Federspiel, photographer * February 18 – Hermann Baagøe Storck, architect... - May 14 - 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...
, King (b. 18431843 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VII* Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann-Events:* February 20 – Søren Kierkegaard publishes Either/Or...
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