1900 in Denmark

The following lists events that happened during 1900 in the Kingdom of Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX
• 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.
• 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

JanuaryMarch

• 15 January William Heinesen, author (died 1991)
• 6 February Gerda Bengtsson, textile artist (died 1995)
• 14 March Peter Bang, engineer (died 1957)

AprilJune

• 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)

JulySeptember

• 23 July – Inger Margrethe Boberg, folklore researcher and writer (d. 1957)
• 27 July – Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (d. 1976)
• 8 September – Alice O'Fredericks, film director (d. 1968)

OctoberDecember

• 29 November – Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, author (d. 1938)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 4 February – Albert Schou, photographer (b. 1849)
• 1 March – Edvard Helsted, composer (b. 1816)
• 10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer (b. 1805)

AprilJune

• 9 May – Carit Etlar, author (b. 1816)
• 29 May – Carl Lange, physician and psychologist (b. 1834)

JulySeptember

• 16 August Nicolai Reimer Rump, politician (born 1834)
• 24 August Carl Christian Vilhelm Liebe, lawyer and politician (died 1820)

OctoberDecember

• 18 June – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (b. 1849)
• 25 December – Holger Hvidtfeldt Jerichau, painter (b. 1861)
• 20 December Georg Petersen, businessman (born 1820)

References