1943 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 - Erik ScaveniusErik ScaveniusErik Julius Christian Scavenius was the Danish foreign minister 1909–1910, 1913–1920 and 1940–1943, and prime minister from 1942 to 1943. His cabinet resigned in 1943 and suspended operations...
(until 29 September), German military ruleOccupation 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...
Events
- 29 April - Some 100 prominent Danes are taken hostage by the occupying German forcesOccupation 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...
in the attempt to stop sabotageSabotageSabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. In a workplace setting, sabotage is the conscious withdrawal of efficiency generally directed at causing some change in workplace conditions. One who engages in sabotage is...
by the Danish resistance movementDanish resistance movementThe Danish resistance movement was an underground insurgency movement to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Due to the unusually lenient terms given to Danish people by the Nazi occupation authority, the movement was slower to develop effective tactics on a wide scale...
. - 29 August - The Danish government resigns, leading to direct administration of Denmark by German authority.
- 28 September - Georg Ferdinand DuckwitzGeorg Ferdinand DuckwitzGeorg Ferdinand Duckwitz was a German attache who warned the Danish Jews about their intended deportation in 1943...
, a German diplomat, after secretly making sure Sweden would receive Jewish refugees, leaks word of the German plans for the arrest and deportation of the some 8,000 Danish Jews to Hans HedtoftHans HedtoftHans Hedtoft Hansen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 13 November 1947 to 30 October 1950 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft I and again from 30 September 1953 to 29 January 1955 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft II.Hedtoft was a Social Democrat, and had taken over the...
, chairman of the Danish Social Democratic PartySocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
. The result is the rescue of the Danish JewsRescue of the Danish JewsThe rescue of the Danish Jews occurred during Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark during World War II. On October 1st 1943 Nazi leader Adolf Hitler ordered Danish Jews to be arrested and deported...
, with most of the country's Jews escaping to Sweden.
Births
- March 27 — Jørgen HansenJørgen Hansen (boxer)Jørgen Hansen is a retired Danish welterweight boxer.Hansen competed for Denmark at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division but lost his first match...
, welterweight boxer - April 16 – Erling KronerErling KronerErling Kroner was a Danish trombonist and bandleader.Kroner was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but gained music education at Berklee College of Music in Boston during 1969–70 and 1973–74, though he played professionally as early as 1961, amongst others in Germany in the Dixieland Stompers...
, jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader (d. 20112011 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Lars Løkke Rasmussen-January–March:* January 13 – Lene Espersen, party leader of the Danish Conservative Party, announces her resignation from the post after a period of intense criticism in the media and from...
) - May 13 — Kurt TrampedachKurt TrampedachKurt Trampedach is a Danish painter and sculptor.By the end of the 1960s Trampedach had his artistic breakthrough after he started studying at the Arts Academy in 1963. Trampedach has often made distorted self-portraits and portraits of his own wife...
, painter - May 24 – Svend AukenSvend AukenSvend Gunnarsen Auken was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament from 1971 until his death....
, politician (d. 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:...
) - June 15 — Poul Nyrup RasmussenPoul Nyrup RasmussenPoul Nyrup Rasmussen , informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and is currently President of the Party of European Socialists . He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002...
, politician, former Danish Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
, PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of PESParty of European SocialistsThe Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
Deaths
- 23 February – Thomas Madsen-MygdalThomas Madsen-MygdalThomas Madsen-Mygdal was Prime Minister of Denmark from 14 December 1926 to 30 April 1929, as leader of a Liberal Party government...
, politician, former Danish prime minister (b. 18761878 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Births:* December 24 – Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, politician, former Danish prime minister...
) - March 15 – Betty NansenBetty NansenBetty Nansen was a Danish actress and theatre director of the theater that carries her name, the Betty Nansen Theatre....
, actress and theatre director (b. 18731873 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg-Births:* March 19 – Betty Nansen, actress and theatre director...
) - May 21 – Ivar BentsenIvar BentsenIvar Bentsen was a Danish architect.-External links:*...
, architect (b. 18761876 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Births:* May 29 – Christine Swane, painter * October 2 – Arnold Peter Møller, shipping magnate, founder of A. P. Moller-Maersk...
) - June 27 – Knud Arne PetersenKnud Arne PetersenKnud Arne Petersen was a Danish architect and director of Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen from 1899 to 1940. Apart from his engagement with Tivoli Gardens, where he created several prominent buildings, including the Chinese Tower and the Nimb complex, he was most active as an exhibition architect,...
, architect and artistic director (b. 18621862 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VII* Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall-Births:* July 28 – Fritz Syberg, painter and illustrator * August 5 – Knud Arne Petersen, architect and artistic director...
) - August 21 – Henrik PontoppidanHenrik PontoppidanHenrik Pontoppidan was a realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark." Pontoppidan's novels and short stories — informed with a desire for social progress but despairing, later in his...
, Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning 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:...
) - November 30 – Holger-MadsenHolger-MadsenHolger-Madsen was a Danish film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 46 films between 1912 and 1936. He also appeared in 22 films between 1908 and 1935.He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark....
, actor (b. 19781978 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Queen Magrethe II* Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen-Events:* 19 September – The 1978 electoral age referendum, leading to a lowering of the electoriakl age from 20 to 18 years.-Births:...
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