1900 in Denmark
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The following lists events that happened during 1900 in the Kingdom of Denmark.
- Monarch – Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister – Hugo Egmont Hørring (until 27 April), Hannibal Sehested (council president)
Events
- 27 April — The Cabinet of Sehested is formed by Hannibal Sehested of the conservative party after Hugo Egmont Hørring's resignation as Council President.
- 6 May – The Christ Church on Enghave Plads in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
- 8 May — Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen is founded by Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm and pastor Vilhelm Kold from Indre Mission.[2]
- 18 May — The Danish Unitarian Church Society is founded as Det Fri Kirkesamfund.
Sports
- 2 July – Boldklubben Union is founded.
- 10 December – Hellerup IK is founded.
Births
January–March
- 15 January – William Heinesen, author (died 1991)
- 6 February – Gerda Bengtsson, textile artist (died 1995)
- 14 March – Peter Bang, engineer (died 1957)
April–June
- 11 April – Kai Normann Andersen, composer and film score composer (d. 1967)
- 6 May – Vilhelm Hansen, cartoonist and illustrator (d. 1992)
- 8 May – Harald Salomon, medallist and sculptor (d. 1990)
- 16 May – Aage Winther-Jørgensen, actor (d. 1967)
July–September
- 23 July – Inger Margrethe Boberg, folklore researcher and writer (d. 1957)[3]
- 27 July – Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (d. 1976)
- 8 September – Alice O'Fredericks, film director (d. 1968)
October–December
- 29 November – Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, author (d. 1938)
Deaths
January–March
- 4 February – Albert Schou, photographer (b. 1849)
- 1 March – Edvard Helsted, composer (b. 1816)
- 10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer (b. 1805)
April–June
- 9 May – Carit Etlar, author (b. 1816)
- 29 May – Carl Lange, physician and psychologist (b. 1834)
October–December
- 18 June – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (b. 1849)
- 25 December – Holger Hvidtfeldt Jerichau, painter (b. 1861)
- 20 December – Georg Petersen, businessman (born 1820)[4]
References
- ^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Historick overblik". Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Inger Boberg". kvinfo.dk. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ f"Georg Petersen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.