1966 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederik IX
- Prime minister – Jens Otto KragJens Otto KragJens Otto Krag was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1972....
Births
- 14 December – Helle Thorning-SchmidtHelle Thorning-SchmidtHelle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish politician and the current Prime Minister of Denmark. She has been leader of the Danish Social Democrats since April 2005 and prime minister since October 2011....
, politician, leader of Socialdemokraterne
Deaths
- May 14 – Oluf HøstOluf HøstOluf Høst was the only member of the Bornholm school of painters who was a real Bornholmer. Although he had studied in Copenhagen, he returned to the Danish island of Bornholm in 1929 where he remained with his family until he died. Bognemark, the little farmhouse near Gudhjem was one of Høst's...
, painter (born 18831884 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup...
) - March 18 – Osvald HelmuthOsvald HelmuthOsvald Helmuth was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer.-Biography:HIs career began in Randers in 1913, and he later appeared in the Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen...
, actor and singer (born 18941894 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup , Tage Reedtz-Thott-Events:* May 19 – Danish Authors' Society is founded in Copenhagen.* July 28...
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