1923 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1923 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Christian X[1]
- Prime minister - Niels Neergaard
Events
- 13 July – Niels Hansen Jacobsen's Troll Fountain is inaugurated in Vejen.[2]
- 26 September – Rued Langgaard's Symphony No. 6 is first performed in Denmark at the Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen.[3]
Sports
Undated
- Frem wins their first Danish football championship by defeating Aarhus Gymnastikforening 2–1 in the final of the 1922–23 Danish National Football Tournament.
Births
- 2 January – Poul Volther, furniture designer (d. 2001)
- 2 March – Rasmus Nellemannm painter and graphic artist (died 2004)
- 9 May – Jørgen Rømer, painter (died 2007)
- 20 June – Bjørn Watt-Boolsen, actor (d. 1998)
- 3 August – Aage Larsen, rower (died 2016)
- 11 August – Ellen Winther, opera singer (died 2011)
- 6 October – Nanna Ditzel, designer (died 2005)
Deaths
January–March
- 4 January – Anders Andersen-Lundby, painter (born 1841)
- 7 February – Kristine Marie Jensen, cookbook writer (b. 1858)
- 26 March – Olaf Poulsen, comedic stage actor (b. 1849)
April–June
- 3 May – Carl Ryder, Arctic explorer and naval officer (b. 1858)
July–September
- 13 July – Asger Hamerik, composer (b. 1843)
October–December
- 27 November – Tage Reedtz-Thott, politician, prime minister of Denmark (b. 1839)
- 21 December – Knud Rasmussen, polar explorer, anthropologist (b. 1879)
References
- ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "»En Trold, der vejrer Kristenkød«". Vejen Kunstmuseum (in Danish). Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Viinholt Nielsen, Bendt (November 2016). "Langgaard SYMPHONY No 6". issuu.com. Wise Music Classical. pp. 6–8. Retrieved 2 May 2025.