Events from the year 1932 in Denmark.

Incumbents

* Monarch –

Christian X Christian X (; 26 September 1870 – 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark from 1912 until his death in 1947, and the only King of Iceland as Kristján X, holding the title as a result of the personal union between Denmark and independent Ice ...

* Prime minister –

Thorvald Stauning Thorvald August Marinus Stauning (; 26 October 1873 in Copenhagen – 3 May 1942) was the first Social Democrats (Denmark), social democratic prime minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his d ...

Events

* July and August – Denmark participates in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

and wins 6 medals * 13 September – Danish Landsting election is held * 16 November – Danish Folketing election is held in Denmark, but not in

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

* 12 December – Danish Folketing election is held for the Faroe Islands * 10 August –

The Lego Group Lego A/S, also known as the Lego Group, is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund. It manufactures Lego-branded toys, consisting mostly of interlocking ABS plastic and rubber bricks. The Lego Group has also built severa ...

is founded

Sports

Date unknown

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (known simply as KB) was a Danish professional multi-sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded on 26 April 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Tennis has been played s ...

wins their seventh Danish football championship by winning the

1931–32 Danish Championship League Following are the statistics of the Danish Championship League in the 1931–32 season. Overview It was contested by 10 teams, and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won the championship. League standings ReferencesDenmark - List of final tables (RSSSF) ...

Births

JanuaryMarch

* 11 March –

Bodil Kjær Bodil Kjær (born 11 March 1932 in Hatting near Horsens) is a Danish architect, furniture designer, professor and researcher, who has specialized in interior design and city planning. Today she is recognized above all for the flexible series of off ...

, architect and furniture designer

AprilJune

* 27 April –

Arne Haugen Sørensen Arne Haugen Sørensen (; born 27 April 1932) is a Danish painter and illustrator. Since the 1980s, he has become one of Denmark's most productive religious artists, decorating over 25 churches. Biography Born in Copenhagen, Haugen Sørensen had ...

, artist

JulySeptember

* 13 July –

Per Nørgård Per Nørgård (; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style varied considerably throughout his career, his music often included repeatedly evolving melodies, in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a per ...

, composer (died

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

) * 20 July –

Ove Verner Hansen Ove Verner Hansen (20 July 1932 – 20 February 2016) was a Danish opera singer and actor. He played the character, "Bøffen" (or "Biffen" in Norwegian, literally meaning "the steak" in both languages) in 16 of the ''Olsen-banden''-movies (11 D ...

, actor (died

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) * 26 September –

Knud Heinesen Knud Heinesen (26 September 1932 – 8 January 2025) was a Danish economist and politician who held various cabinet posts, including the minister of education and minister of finance. In 1985 he retired from politics and was involved in business ...

, politician (died

)

OctoberDecember

* 21 November –

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (21 November 1932 – 27 June 2016) was a Danish composer. Biography Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was the son of the sculptor Jørgen Gudmundsen-Holmgreen. He studied at the Royal D ...

, composer (died

)

Deaths

* 19 February

Magnus Bech-Olsen Magnus Emanuel Bech-Olsen (7 December 1866 - 19 February 1932) was a Danish professional wrestler and circus manager. Early life Bech-Olsen was born on 7 December 1866 in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. His parents were brick-layer Niels ...

, wrestler and circus manager (born

1866 Events January * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman troops clash ...

) * 18 May – Christian Hedemann, photographer (born

1852 Events January–March * January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. * January 15 – Nine men representing various Jewish charitable organizations come to ...

) * 14 June –

Peter Adler Alberti Peter Adler Alberti (10 June 1851 – 14 June 1932) was a Danish politician and swindler, known for the Alberti scandal of 1908. Career Alberti was a solicitor, the son of a liberal politician who had been a pioneer of the Danish savings bank ...

, politician and swindler, known for the Alberti scandal of 1908 (born

1851 Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion in China, one of the bloodiest revolts that would lead to 20 million deaths. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-d ...

) * 17 December –

Charles Winckler Charles Gustav Wilhelm Winckler (9 April 1867 – 17 December 1932) was a Danish Throwing sports, thrower, swimmer, and tug of war competitor. He was set to compete in three swimming events at the 1896 Summer Olympics but did not start in any. He ...

, shot putter (born

1867 There were only 354 days this year in the newly purchased territory of Alaska. When the territory transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States, the calendric transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar was made with only 1 ...

)

References

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