1916 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - 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 - 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...
Births
- 28 February – Svend AsmussenSvend AsmussenSvend Asmussen is a jazz violinist from Denmark, known as "The Fiddling Viking". Asmussen grew up in a musical family, starting violin lessons at age 7. At age 16 he first heard recordings by jazz violin great Joe Venuti and began to emulate his style...
, jazz violinist - 27 April – Johannes SløkJohannes SløkJohannes Sløk was a Danish philosopher, Professor at the University of Aarhus and founder of "Idéhistorie" , an interdisciplinary discipline mainly about writings pertaining to the ideas of Western culture from Antiquity until today...
, philosopher and writer (d. 20012001 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen , Anders Fogh Rasmussen-Events:* 15 May - Copenhagen Malmö Port as a trans-national port authority in the Øresund Region is established, the official opening ceremony is held on 15 May.-Deaths:* 24...
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Deaths
- February 13 – Vilhelm HammershøiVilhelm HammershøiVilhelm Hammershøi , often written in English Vilhelm Hammershoi , was a Danish painter. He is known for his poetic, low-key portraits and interiors. In 1997, Denmark issued a postage stamp in his honor.-Life:...
, painter (b. 18641864 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Ditlev Gothard Monrad , Christian Albrecht Bluhme-Events:* February 1 – The Second Schleswig War breaks out after the First Schleswig War had left the Schleswig-Holstein Question unsettled when Treussia-Austria crosses the...
) - July 22 – Hans Jørgen HolmHans Jørgen HolmHans Jørgen Holm was a Danish architect. A pupil of Johan Daniel Herholdt, he became a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a leading Danish proponent of the National Romantic style.-Biography:...
, architect (b. 18351835 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Deaths:* February 19 – Constantin Brun, merchant and administrator * March 25 – Friederike Brun, salonist and patron...
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