1940 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 – 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....
Events
- 9 April – Operation WeserübungOperation WeserübungOperation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
takes place, beginning the Occupation of DenmarkOccupation of DenmarkNazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish...
by Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
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Births
- March 29 – Allan BotschinskyAllan BotschinskyAllan Botschinsky is a Danish jazz trumpeter.Botschinsky's father played bassoon professionally. He began on trumpet at age 11 and at 14 began studying at the Royal Danish Conservatorium...
, jazz trumpeter - April 16 – Margrethe IIMargrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
, Queen - December 3 – Palle JacobsenPalle JacobsenPalle Jacobsen was a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer and instructor with the Royal Danish Ballet and ballet master at the Pantomine Theatre in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.-Biography:...
, ballet dancer, (died 20092009 in Denmark-January:* January 16 - Somali pirates release the Danish cargo ship CEC Future after receiving a ransom payment.* January 31 - Niels Brinck wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009.-February:...
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Deaths
- January 28 – Heinrich DohmHeinrich DohmHeinrich August Emil Dohm was a Danish artist who painted portraits and genre works and for a period specialized in religious paintings.-Biography:...
, painter (born 18751875 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Christen Andreas Fonnesbech , J. B. S. Estrup-Births:* March 1 – Herman Vedel, painter * September 27 – Heinrich Dohm, painter -Deaths:...
) - March 13 – Gustav Frederik HolmGustav Frederik Holmright|thumb|400px|Gustav Holm at [[Qaqortoq]], Greenland, in 1894, when he was captain of the steamer HvidbjørnenGustav Frederik Holm was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer, born at Copenhagen...
, Arctic explorer, naval officer (born 18491849 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Adam Wilhelm Moltke-Events:* January 12 – General conscription is introduced in Denmark a few weeks after the First Schleswig War has been resumed after a winter break....
) - May 25 – Marie KrøyerMarie Triepcke Krøyer AlfvénMarie Triepcke Krøyer Alfvén , commonly known as Marie Krøyer, was a famous Danish painter. She was born Maria Martha Mathilde Triepcke in Frederiksberg, Denmark to Wilhelm August Eduard Max and Minna Augusta Kindler Triepcke, who had immigrated to Denmark from Germany the previous year. Max...
, painter (born 18671867 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – C. E. Frijs-Births:* June 11 – Marie Krøyer, painter * December 27 – Johannes Larsen, painter...
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