1924 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 - Niels NeergaardNiels NeergaardNiels Thomasius Neergaard was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Moderate Venstre and since 1910 of Venstre...
(until 24 April), Thorvald StauningThorvald StauningThorvald August Marinus Stauning was the first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 1942....
Births
- 29 November - Erik Balling, TV and film director (born 20052005 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen-Events:* 8 January - Denmark is hit by the storm called Erwin, the most powerful storm since the 1999 storm called Anatol...
) - 7 December – Bent Fabricius-BjerreBent FabricBent Fabricius-Bjerre , better known internationally as Bent Fabric, is a Danish pianist and composer.-Biography:...
(Bent FabricBent FabricBent Fabricius-Bjerre , better known internationally as Bent Fabric, is a Danish pianist and composer.-Biography:...
, composer, pianist
Deaths
- September 19 – Hannibal SehestedHannibal Sehested (council president)Hannibal Sehested was Danish Council President from 27 April 1900 to 24 July 1901 as the leader of the Cabinet of Sehested. He was the last Danish Council President appointed by the king without support from the Danish Parliament before Denmark switched to a parliamentary system and the secret...
, prime minister of Denmark (b. 18421842 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VII* Prime minister – Otto Joachim, Poul Christian Stemann-Births:* March 2 – Carl Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist and arts patron...
) - December 7 – Rudolph Sophus BerghRudolph Sophus BerghRudolph Sophus Bergh was a Danish composer and zoologist. He was the son of physician and zoologist Rudolph Bergh. He received his general education at the Metropolitanskolen and then studied music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and zoology at the University of Copenhagen...
, composer (b. 18591859 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall , Carl Edvard Rotwitt-Events:* April 15 – An act provides for the Royal Danish Navy as well as the Botanical Gardens to leave Gammelholm which is instead to undergo urban redevelopment...
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