1920 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...
(until 30 March), Otto LiebeOtto LiebeCarl Julius Otto Liebe was Prime Minister of Denmark 30 March 1920 to 5 April 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of Otto Liebe.Otto Liebe was a lawyer and the son of a conservative politician...
(until 5 April), Michael Pedersen FriisMichael Pedersen FriisMichael Pedersen Friis was Prime Minister of Denmark April 5, 1920 to May 5, 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of M.P. Friis....
(until 5 May), Niels NeergaardNiels NeergaardNiels Thomasius Neergaard was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Moderate Venstre and since 1910 of Venstre...
Events
- March 29 - Christian X dismisses the elected government, a resserve powerConstitution of DenmarkThe Constitutional Act of Denmark is the Kingdom of Denmark's constitution, or fundamental law. Originally verified in 1849, the last revision was signed on 5 June 1953 as "the existing law, for all to unswerving comply with, the Constitutional Act of Denmark".-Idea and structure:The main...
he had under the Danish ConstitutionConstitution of DenmarkThe Constitutional Act of Denmark is the Kingdom of Denmark's constitution, or fundamental law. Originally verified in 1849, the last revision was signed on 5 June 1953 as "the existing law, for all to unswerving comply with, the Constitutional Act of Denmark".-Idea and structure:The main...
, giving rise to the constitutional crisisConstitutional crisisA constitutional crisis is a situation that the legal system's constitution or other basic principles of operation appear unable to resolve; it often results in a breakdown in the orderly operation of government...
known as the Easter CrisisEaster Crisis of 1920The Easter Crisis of 1920 was a constitutional crisis and a significant event in the development of constitutional monarchy in Denmark. It began with the dismissal of the elected government by the reigning monarch, King Christian X, a reserve power which was granted to him by the Danish constitution...
. - April 4 - The Easter Crisis ends with Christian X's dismissal of the Cabinet of Liebe.
Births
- February 26 – Hilmar BaunsgaardHilmar BaunsgaardHilmar Baunsgaard was a Danish politician. He was a member of Det Radikale Venstre, a social liberal party. He was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 15 February 1968, ending 15 years of government by the Social Democrats, until 9 October 1971, when the Social Democrats regained power...
, politician, former Danish prime minister (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:...
) - June 18 – Grete JalkGrete JalkGrete Juel Jalk was a Danish furniture designer. From the 1960s, she did much to enhance Denmark's reputation for modern furniture design with her clear, comfortable lines...
, furniture designer (d. 20062006 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II* Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen-Events:January: The Muhammad Drawings which were published in Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005, partially a protest against the trend to not publish drawings of Muhammad to not provoke mulims, draw attention...
) - August 23 – Keld Helmer-PetersenKeld Helmer-PetersenKeld Helmer-Petersen is a Danish photographer who achieved his international breakthrough in 1948 when he published 122 Farvefotografier/122 Colour Photographs, a collection of experiments with shapes inspired by Albert Renger-Patzsch and the poetic realism of the Neue Sachlichkeit movement...
, photographer
Deaths
- March 3 – Theodor PhilipsenTheodor PhilipsenTheodor Philipsen was a Danish painter.Philipsen has been considered an innovator of 19th century Danish art. He took Danish art into a new level of impressionism and naturalism. He was influenced by French art, this influence beginning in his first time in Paris from 1874–1876...
, painter (b. 18401840 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VIII* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Events:* January 1 – An act establishes Copenhagen's minicipal constitution...
) - June 27 – Hack KampmannHack KampmannHack Kampmann was a Danish architect. His parents were the priest Christian Peter Georg Kampmann and Johanne Marie Schmidt...
, architect (b. 18561856 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang , Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ-Births:* September 6 – Hack Kampmann, architect * October 28 – Mary Steen, photographer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Peter...
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