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1913 in Denmark
Events from the year 1913
in Denmark
.
Incumbents
Monarch âÂÂ
Christian X
Prime minister âÂÂ
Klaus Berntsen
(until 21 June),
Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
23 August âÂÂ
The Little Mermaid
is inaugurated at its current location off
Langelinie
in
Copenhagen
.
2 December âÂÂ
Karen Blixen
leaves her native
Rungstedlund
and Denmark to settle in
Kenya
where she will live for the next almost 28 years on
her African farm
.
Sports
31 August
Thorvald Ellegaard
wins silver in
men's sprint
at the
1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
.
2 November
Boldklubben 1913
is founded.
Date unknown
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
wins the first
Danish National Football Tournament
by defeating
Boldklubben af 1901
62 in the final.
Births
JanuaryMarch
2 February âÂÂ
Poul Reichhardt
, actor (died
1985
)
23 February
Gertrud Vasegaard
, ceramist (died
2007
)
27 February
Poul Hansen
, politician (died
1966
)
JulySeptember
13 July âÂÂ
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
, shipping magnate (died
2012
)
17 September âÂÂ
Jørgen Jersild
, composer and music educator (died
2004
)
23 September âÂÂ
Carl-Henning Pedersen
, painter (died
2007
)
OctoberDecember
6 October
Inga Arvad
, journalist (died
1973
)
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
28 February âÂÂ
Johan Hansen
, businessman (born
1838
)
9 March âÂÂ
Jacob Kornerup
, archeologist (born
1825
)
19 March âÂÂ
Christian Zacho
, painter (born
1843
)
AprilJune
20 April âÂÂ
Vilhelm Bissen
, sculptor (born
1836
)
16 June âÂÂ
Frederikke Federspiel
, photographer (born
1839
)
26 June
Albert Jensen
, architect (born
1847
)
JulySeptember
25 July âÂÂ
Peter Sabroe
, politician (born 1867)
11 August
Natalie Zahle
, reform pedagogue and pioneer on women's education (born
1827
)
Johanne Fenger
, composer (born
1836
)
OctoberDecember
24 December âÂÂ
J.B.S. Estrup
, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born
1825
)
References