1902 in Denmark

Events from the year 1902 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX
• Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Events

• 16 January – The underground toilets at Amagertorv in Copenhagen opens.
• 12 May – The first telegram sent by wireless telegraphy is received in Copenhagen.
• 18 July – The public sea bath at Kalvebod Brygge in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
• 9 September – Statens Serum Institut is inaugurated.
• 19 September – A Landsting election is held with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 6 August.

Undated

• First road regulations in Copenhagen are introduced: The maximum speed allowed is 11.5 km/h, 7.5 km/h in dense traffic.

Culture

Music

• Carl Nielsen's opera Saul og David premieres at the Royal Danish Theatre.

Sports

• 22 June Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 11 February – Arne Jacobsen, architect and designer (died 1971)
• 23 February Flemming Lassen, architect and designer (died 1984)
• 16 March Henry Hansen, cyclist (died 1985)

AprilJune

• 28 May Thyge Petersen, boxer (died 1964)
• 1 June Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen, painter (died 1996)

JulySeptember

• 6 August Ole Ring, painter (died 1972)

OctoberDecember

• 23 October – Ib Schønberg, actor (died 1955)
• 20 November Erik Eriksen, politician (died 1972)
• 11 December Helga Foght, textile artist (died 1974)

Deaths

• 15 February Viggo Hørup, politician (born 1841)
• 24 February – Valdemar Koch, architect (born 1852)
• 7 March – Ida Marie Bille, court member (born 1822)
• 11 April – Johan Daniel Herholdt, architect (born 1818)
• 12 April Herman Amberg, musician and composer (born 1834)
• 16 April Carl Baagøe, painter (born 1829)
• 10 December Harald Hansen, businessman (died 1835)
• 5 December – Carl Simonsen, printmaker (born 1828)

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