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1919 In Denmark
Events from the year 1919 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch - Christian X * Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle Events * 1 October – ''Retsplejeloven'' enters into force, implementing a major reform of the Danish judicial system originally adopted on 11 April 1916. * 1 November – Vigerslev train crash takes place in the Valby district of Copenhagen. The arts Music * 15 November – Premiere of Hakon Børresen's opera ''Den Kongelige Gæst'' at the Royal Danish Theatre. Sports * 15 May Brønshøj Boldklub is founded. Date unknown * AB wins its first Danish football championship by defeating Boldklubben 1901 30 in the final of the 1918–19 Danish National Football Tournament. Births JanuaryMarch * 17 January Elsa Gress, author (died 1988) * 18 January Charles Brun, politician (died 1866) AprilJune * 10 June Jane Muus, painter and illustrator (died 2007) JulySeptember * 14 July Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, artist and designer (died 1982) * 24 August – Niels Vig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian X Of Denmark
Christian X ( da, Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 to his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, in the form of a personal union rather than a real union between 1918 and 1944. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg, a branch of the House of Oldenburg, and the first monarch since King Frederick VII born into the Danish royal family; both his father and his grandfather were born as princes of a ducal family from Schleswig. Among his siblings was King Haakon VII of Norway. His son became Frederick IX of Denmark. His character has been described as authoritarian and he strongly stressed the importance of royal dignity and power. His reluctance to fully embrace democracy resulted in the Easter Crisis of 1920, in which he dismissed the democratically elected Social Liberal cabinet with which he disagreed, and installed one of his own choosing. This was in accordance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Denmark
Events from the year 2007 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen Events February * 21 February – Denmark will withdraw its 460 troops from the Iraq War by August. March * 3 March – The eviction of Ungdomshuset by Danish police results in more rioting in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, leading to about 100 arrests during a second night of protests. * 5 March – Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, is demolished to prevent it from being re-occupied. April * 11 April – The United States Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with the Defense Ministers of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Denmark as well as officials from Estonia and Romania to discuss progress in Afghanistan in expectation of a Taliban offensive. May * 15 May – Danish protesters clash with police in Copenhagen with the Little Mermaid being doused with red paint. The clashes followed the demolition of a building in the Freetown Christiania di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 In Denmark
Events from the year 1847 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VIII * Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann Events * 26 June – The first railway line in the Kingdom of Denmark, the railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde, was completed for the Zealand Railway Company ( da, Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab) by British engineering company William Radford. * 1217 July The 5th Scandinavian Scientist Conference is held in Copenhagen. * 10 November – The first beer is brewed at J.C. Jacobsen's new Carlsberg brewery on Valby Hill in Copenhagen. Culture Art * Wilhelm Marstrand paints his '' Italian Osteria Scene''. Births * 8 March – Anton Marius Andersen, American Lutheran minister (died 1941) * 13 October – Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (died 1928) * 21 October – Edvard Brandes, Finance Minister (died 1931) * 3 December – Arthur Ivan Allin, musician (died 1926) Deaths * 12 November – William Christopher Zeis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ambt
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1859 In Denmark
Events from the year 1859 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VII * Prime minister – Carl Christian Hall (until 2 December), Carl Edvard Rotwitt Events * 15 April – An act provides for the Royal Danish Navy as well as the Botanical Gardens to leave Gammelholm which is instead to undergo urban redevelopment. The Navy's activities are moved to Nyholm while the Botanical Gardens relocate to their current site. * 28 May – The poet Bernhard Severin Ingemann, a central figure of the Danish Golden Age, turns 70 and receives a golden horn from the women of Denmark at his home at Sorø Academy. * 20 September – Copenhagen Zoo is inaugurated. * 2 October – Illustreret Tidende, Denmark's first illustrated weekly, is published for the first time. * 17 December – Frederiksborg Castle is devastated by fire but Frederiksborg Chapel is saved. Undated * House numbers are introduced in Copenhagen * Albani Brewery is founded on the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eline Hansen
Eline Johanne Frederikke Hansen (22 October 1859 – 6 January 1919), was a Danish feminist and peace leader. Biography Hansen was born 22 October 1859 in Assens, the daughter of Christian Jacob Hansen (1832–1880) and Johanne Margrethe Rasmussen (1822–1891). From 1876 to 1877 she was a student at N. Zahles privatlærerindekursus for governesses in Copenhagen; she graduated as a teacher in 1883 and worked as one at Aarhus højere Pigeskole from 1884 to 1889, and at the public schools in Copenhagen from 1889 to 1910. Hansen became interested in gender equality as a student, and during her career as a teacher she worked for equality between male and female students and teachers. Hansen became a pioneer in Denmark as a school kitchen inspector, when she was educated in this profession in Norway at the expense of the Danish government and employed as such in Copenhagen in 1897. In 1898, she petitioned the government with a demand to start professional university courses for coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ove Sprogøe
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor . Career He made his film debut in ''Hans Store Aften'' (''His Big Night''). His characteristically prominent chin that had been feared to be an obstacle of his career did not prevent him from being one of the most versatile and widely used Danish actors. His strength laid in the almost diabolic, mischievous and brash but he effortlessly played meek and shy types as well as elegantiers. Among his many roles on stage in classic plays might be mentioned Mephisto in ''Faust'', the title figure of Strindberg's '' The Father'' and some Molière and Bertolt Brecht characters. An extremely popular actor in Denmark, he played many diverse roles, including several recurring television parts. He appeared in 157 films, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lis Løwert
Lis Løwert (7 December 1919 – 26 November 2009) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 23 films between 1938 and 1971. She was best known for her parts in two TV series: Mrs. Clausen in '' Huset på Christianshavn'' and Violet Vinter in '' Matador''. ''Matador'' has been heralded as one of the best in Danish television. It originally aired between November 1978 and January 1982. The series finale which aired in 1985 still stands as the most viewed ever in Danish TV history, with approximately 3.6 million viewers in a country of only about 5 million people. She was married to fellow actor Bjørn Watt-Boolsen. They wed on 20 July 1947 and remained married until his death on 28 December 1998. Filmography * ''Den mandlige husassistent'' (1938) * '' En forbryder'' (1941) * '' Gå med mig hjem'' (1941) * ''Tyrannens Fald'' (1942) * '' Mordets melodi'' (1944) * '' Oktoberroser'' (1946) * '' Hans store aften'' (1946) * '' Røverne fra Rold'' (1947) * ''Penge som græs'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Denmark
Events from the year 1997 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch - Margrethe II * Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Events * 13 July–23 July – The 1997 Summer Deaflympics are held in Copenhagen. The arts Sports Badminton * Hvidovre BK wins Europe Cup. Cycling * 6 April – Rolf Sørensen wins the Tour of Flanders classic road cycling race. * 26 April – Bjarne Riis wins the 1997 Amstel Gold Race. * 27 July – Bjarne Riis finishes as number 7 in the 1997 Tour de France. * October – Rolf Sørensen finishes second in the Züri-Metzgete road cycling race. Football * 7 May F.C. Copenhagen wins the 1996–97 Danish Cup by defeating Ikast FC 20 in the final. Handball * December 14 — Denmark wins gold at the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany by defeating Norway 33–20 in the final. Swimming * 1824 1997 European Aquatics Championships ** 19 August Denmark wins a bronze medal in Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. ** 22 August Mette Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poul Møller
Poul Møller (13 October 1919 in Frederiksberg – 5 August 1997) was a Danish Conservative People's Party politician. In 1969 he became the leader of his political party following the death of Poul Sorensen. He served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1986. He was married to fellow politician Lis Møller. His son Per Stig Moller is a former foreign and culture minister. His brother Aksel :''See Kusaila for the 7th-century Berber leader.'' Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel. People with the name include: *Aksel Agerby (1889–1942), Danish composer, organist, and music admi ... was also a politician. References 1919 births 1997 deaths Conservative People's Party (Denmark) politicians Danish Finance Ministers MEPs for Denmark 1979–1984 MEPs for Denmark 1984–1989 {{Denmark-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Denmark
The following lists events hat happened during 2006 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen Events January * 21 January – The son of Crown Prince Frederik is baptised as Christian Valdemar Henri John. * 26 January – People in Saudi Arabia call for a boycott of Danish products, which spreads to other countries due to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. * 29 January – Libya closes its embassy in Denmark over the Muhammad Drawings controversy. February * 4 February – The Danish, and as a consequence of sharing the same building, the Chilean and Swedish embassies in Damascus, are firebombed by protestors denouncing the publication of what they consider sacrilegious cartoons depicting Muhammad. The Norwegian embassy is also burned. * 5 February – The Danish embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, is set on fire by protesters because of the continued controversy over the cartoons depicting Muhammad, and rumors of Qur'an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørn Wiinblad
Bjørn Wiinblad (20 September 1919 – 8 June 2006), was a Danish painter, designer and artist in ceramics, silver, bronze, textiles, and graphics. His work has been shown widely in Europe, in the United States of America first in 1954 and in Japan, Australia and Canada in 1968. Wiinblad was named Man of the Year in New York in 1985 and was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Cultural Prize of 1995. Background Bjørn Wiinblad was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He attended a drawing school in Copenhagen then from 1940 to 1943 he studied painting and illustration at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Commissions He was attached to the United States Embassy in Paris in 1947 as a poster designer. Later his posters illustrated Copenhagen's famous Tivoli Gardens and many other activities in Denmark, as well as the Olympic Games for the Handicapped at Seoul, the New World Symphony Orchestra academy in Miami, and the Royal Danish Ballet at the Metropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
