1901 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister â Hannibal Sehested (until 24 May), Johan Henrik Deuntzer
Events
- 3 April â The 1901 Folketing election is held. It was the first use of a secret ballot in Denmark.
- 24 June â The Frilandsmuseet open-air museum is inaugurated in its present-day location north of Copenhagen.[2]
- 24 July â Systemskiftet ("the change of system"): with the appointment of the Cabinet of Deuntzer, parliamentarism is instituted in Denmark,[3] and with the exception of the Easter Crisis of 1920 no Danish government since 1901 has been formed against the vote of a majority of the members of the Folketing.
- 30 August â A royal decree opens the King's Gate to Rosenborg Castle Garden, at the corner of Gothersgade and Kronprinsessegade, to the public.[2]
- 25 September â The Ny Carlsberg Foundation is established.[2]
- 28 November â Ãksnehallen opens in the Meatpacking District in Copenhagen.[2]
Undated
- The first automobile is registered in Copenhagen.
- The first kindergarten with public support in Denmark is established and inaugurated at Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. Private kindergartens had been known since 1871.[4]
Culture
Music
- 4 October â Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 3 is for the first time performed in public in the small hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen.
Sports
- 28 March â Skive IK is founded.
- 14 July â Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 20 February â Mogens Lassen, architect (died 1987)
- 28 March â Carl Henrik Clemmensen, journalist and editor (died 1943)
AprilâJune
- 3 May â Ebbe Schwartz, football (died 1964)
JulyâSeptember
- 9 July â Peter Sekaer, photographer (died 1950)
- 25 August â Kjeld Abell, playwright (died 1961)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 1 January â Sophus Schandorph, poet (born 1836)
- 19 January â Henrik August Flindt, landscape architect (born 1822)
- 6 February â Christian Frederik Lütken, zoologist ad naturalist (born 1827)
OctoberâDecember
- 19 October â Carl Frederik Tietgen, industrialist and banker (born 1829)
- 31 October â Frederik Christian Lund, painter and illustrator (born 1826)
- 16 November â Theobald Stein, sculptor (born 1829)
- 28 November â Ludvig Grundtvig, photographer (born 1836)