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1948 In Denmark
Events from the year 1948 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederik IX * Prime minister – Hans Hedtoft Events Sports Badminton * 36 March 1948 All England Badminton Championships ** Jørn Skaarup wins gold in Men's Single ** Kirsten Thorndahl wins gold in Women's Single ** Preben Dabelsteen and Børge Frederiksen win gold in Men's Double ** Tonny Ahm and Kirsten Thorndahl win gold in Women's Double* Jørn Skaarup and Kirsten Thorndahl win gold in Mixed Double * 22 April – Hvidovre Badminton Club is founded. Football * KB wins the 1947–48 Danish 1st Division. It is their ninth Danish football championship. Births JanuaryMarch * 27 January – Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen, philologist and gender studies scholar * 27 February Svend Hammershøi, painter and ceramist (born 1873) * 12 March – Ole Thestrup, actor (died 2018) AprilJune * 2 April – Roald Als, cartoonist and writer * 16 May – Jesper Christensen, actor JulySeptember * 3 July Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney U ...
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Frederik IX Of Denmark
Frederik IX (Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Frederik was born into the House of Glücksburg during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX. He was the first child of Christian X of Denmark, Prince Christian of Denmark and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine). He became crown prince when his father succeeded as king in 1912. As a young man, he was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy. In 1935, he married Princess Ingrid of Sweden. They had three daughters: Margrethe II, Margrethe, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Anne-Marie. During Denmark in World War II, Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark, Frederik acted as regent on behalf of his father from 1942 until 1943. Frederik became king on his father's death in April 1947. During Frederik's reign, Danish society changed ...
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Jesper Christensen
Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr. White in the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'', and '' Spectre''. In his home country, Christensen has won four Bodil Awards, three for Best Actor: ''Did Somebody Laugh?'' (1978), '' The Bench'' (2000), and ''Manslaughter Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th ce ...'' (2005), and one for Best Supporting Actor: '' Barbara'' (1997). In 2006, Jesper Christensen declined the offer to receive the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog. He said that he thought the entire idea of monarchy is a crim ...
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Vilhelm Arnesen
Vilhelm is a masculine given name, the Scandinavian form of William and Wilhelm. Notable people with the name include: * Vilhelm Ahlmann (1852–1928), Danish-Swedish architect * Vilhelm Andersen (1864–1953), Danish author, literary historian and intellectual * Vilhelm Andersson (1891–1933), Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer * Vilhelm Assarsson (1889–1974), Swedish diplomat * Vilhelm Aubert (1922–1988), Norwegian sociologist * Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (1868–1908), Norwegian jurist * Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen (1909–1957), Danish painter, writer and art theorist * Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862–1951), Norwegian physicist, founder of modern meteorology * Vilhelm Bissen (1836–1913), Danish sculptor * Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh (1817–1888), Norwegian archivist * Vilhelm Bryde (1888–1974), Swedish actor and art director * Vilhelm Buhl (1881–1954), Prime Minister of Denmark in 1942 and again in 1945 * Vilhelm Carlberg (1880–1970), Swedish Olympic champion sho ...
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1855 In Denmark
Events from the year 1855 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VII of Denmark, Frederick VII * Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang Events * 8 January Sparekassen for Vordingborg og Omegn is established. * 31 October Gads Forlag is founded by Gottlieb Ernst Clausen Gad. * 18 November Sødring & Co. is founded by Christopher Hansen Sødring and Frederik Marchus, Count Knuth til Knuthenborg. * 27 September A vote in Folketinget concerning the so-called ''fællesforfatning''. Culture Literature * 27 November Christian Winther (poet), Christian Winther publishes ''Hjortens Flugt. Et Digt''. Births JanuaryMarch * 17 January Alfred Benzon (1855–1932), Alfred Benzon, pharmacist (died 1922 in Denmark, 1922) * 14 February Christian Bohrm physician (died 1911 in Denmark, 1911) * 20 February Fanny Garde, ceramist and designer (died 1928 in Denmark, 1928) * 22 March – Karl Madsen, art historian, painter and arts administrator (died 1938 in Denmark, 1938) JulySepte ...
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Carl Andreas Koefoed
Carl Andreas Koefoed (known in Russian as , ''Andrey Andreyevich Kofod''; 16 October 1855, Skanderborg, Denmark – 7 February 1948, Copenhagen) was a Danish agronomist active in the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. He was the brother of Danish chemist Emil Koefoed. Koefoed emigrated to Russia at the age of 23, where he used his training in agronomy to work on agrarian reform. He came to play an important role in the Stolypin reform, an attempt to overhaul the traditional ''obshchina'' form of agriculture. When the October Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War broke out in 1917, Koefoed fled via the Trans-Siberian Railroad, eventually returning to Denmark. In 1909, he was made a knight in the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. In 1925, he was awarded the Order's Cross of Honor, and in 1932, he was named Commander Second Class in the Order. In 1946, he published his memoir under the title ''50 Aar i Rusland'' (''Fifty Years in Russia''). He is buried in Solbjerg ...
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1870 In Denmark
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226) * Gu Shao, Chinese official and politic ...
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Peter Rochegune Munch
Peter Rochegune Munch (in Danish usually referred to as ''P. Munch''; 30 April 1870 – 8 July 1948) was a prominent Danish historian and politician. He was a leading member of the '' Radikale Venstre'', and represented Langeland in parliament. As Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1929 to 1940, he greatly influenced Danish foreign policy well beyond his own time in office. However, his role in the years leading to the German occupation of Denmark has ensured that his legacy remains controversial. Background Peter Munch was an illegitimate child, growing up without a father in a small provincial town on Mors. His family was poor, and from an early age he worked to help his mother. He quickly showed great skill in school, and his mother decided to put him through high school, despite the financial strain. After having completed national service, Munch began studying at the University of Copenhagen. Lacking independent wealth, he worked in several jobs to support himself throug ...
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Mads Vinding
Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist. Music career Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played on more than 800 recordings and more than 1000 Radio/TV shows. Awards * Best soloist, Nordring, 1978 * Ben Webster Prize, 1982 * Palæ Jazz Prize, 1997 * Launy Grøndahl's honorary prize, 2000 * Django d’Or, 2007 Gallery Image:mads-vinding01.jpg Image:mads-vinding02.jpg Image:mads-vinding_jean-michel-pilc.jpg Image:mads-vinding_billy-hart.jpg Discography * ''Mads Vinding Group'' (Cosmos Collector, 1977) * ''The Kingdom'' (Stunt, 1998) * ''Daddio Don'' (Stunt, 2000) * ''Six Hands Three Minds One Heart'' (Stunt, 2002) * ''Over the Rainbow'' (Cope, 2002) * ''Two Basses'' (ZYX/Touche/Weaving, 2005) * ''Abrikostræet'' (Calibrated, 2005) * ''In Our Own Sweet Way'' ( Storyville, 2009) * ''Open Minds'' (Storyville, 2011) * ''Composing'' ( ...
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Bille August
Bille August (; born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. August's 1987 film ''Pelle the Conqueror'' won the , Academy Awards, Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award. He is one of only ten directors to win the twice, winning the award again in 1992 for ''The Best Intentions'', based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. His filmography includes ''The House of the Spirits (film), The House of the Spirits'', based on the novel by Isabel Allende; ''Smilla's Sense of Snow (film), Smilla's Sense of Snow''; ''Les Misérables (1998 film), Les Misérables''; ''Night Train to Lisbon (film), Night Train to Lisbon'', ''Silent Heart'', ''The Chinese Widow'' and ''A Fortunate Man''. He has received five Robert Awards (including Bodil Award for Best Danish Film, Best Film and Robert Award for Best Director, Best Director) and three Bodil Awards for Bodil Award for Best Danish Film, Best Danish Film. H ...
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Bo Holten
Bo Holten (born 22 October 1948) is a Danish composer and conductor. He has been the principal conductor for the vocal ensembles '' Ars Nova (Copenhagen)'' and '' Musica Ficta (Denmark)'', as well as guest-conductor for the ''BBC Singers''. He was the principal conductor for the Flemish Radio Choir (Vlaams Radio Koor) in Brussels until 2012. As a composer he has written more than 100 works, including 6 operas, 2 musicals, 2 symphonies, and 5 solo concertos. He has also composed several film scores, amongst them the music for Lars Von Trier's ''The Element of Crime ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...''. Notable works * Sinfonia concertante for Cello & Orchestra (1987) * Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1990) * '' Wisdom and Folly'', choir (1993) * '' Operatio ...
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Hans Engell
Hans Engell (born 8 October 1948) is a Danish former politician and journalist, who until 6 September 2007 was the editor-in-chief of the tabloid ''Ekstra Bladet'', a position he had held for seven years. As a member of the Conservative People's Party, he was Defence Minister of Denmark between 1982 and 1987, Justice Minister between 1989 and 1993, and leader of the party from 1993 to 1997, until he retired in disgrace after a drunk-driving incident. Hans Engell is currently a political commentator and analyst in ''Ekstra Bladet'' and on Danish television (e.g. TV 2 News TV 2 News (former working title: TV 2 Nyhedskanalen)  is a Danish language television news channel which started broadcasting on 1 December 2006. It's one of the first 24-hour news channels in the Danish language ( 24Nordjyske is also a 2 ... and Jersild Live). On 6 September 2007, Hans Engell was fired as editor-in-chief of Ekstra Bladet because JP/Politikens Hus wanted the successful editor of 24time ...
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