1908 in Denmark
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The following lists events that happened during 1908 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VIII[1]
- Prime minister â J. C. Christensen (until 12 October), Niels Neergaard
Events
- 14 June â Gefion Fountain inaugurated at Langelinie in Copenhagen.
- 23 August â The Denmark expedition returns to Copenhagen.
- 8 September â Former Minister of Justice Peter Adler Alberti turns himself in to the police for embezzlement of DKK 18 million (roughly DKK 1 billion as of 2006).[2]
- 19 September â Det Ny Teater opens in Copenhagen as the second largest theatre in the country.
- 20 October â Skagen Museum is founded in the dining room at Brøndums Hotel in Skagen with the ambition to collect works by the Skagen Painters and raise funds for the construction of a building for their exhibition.[3]
Undated
- Labour shortage begin to occur and the emigration to the United States almost stops.
Sports
- 24 May â Boldklubben 1908 is founded.
- 24 August â Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1908 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 30 January â Astrid Noack, sculptor (died 1954)
- 31 March â Karl Skytte, politician (d. 1986)
AprilâJune
- 12 May â Gunnar Strømvad, actor (d. 1972)
- 31 May â Sigfred Johansen, actor (d. 1953)
JulyâSeptember
- 7 July â Ellen Andersen, textile artist (died 1989)
OctoberâDecember
- 1 October â Herman David Koppel, composer (d. 1998)
- 6 October â Bjarne Henning-Jensen, film director (d. 1995)
- 17 October â Svend Olsen, weightlifter (died 1980)
- 22 October â Ole Monty, actor (d. 1977)
- 23 October â Urban Hansen, politician, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen (d. 1986)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 14 January â Holger Drachmann, poet, painter (born 1846)
- 3 February â Ferdinand Meldahl, architect (born 1827)
- 20 March â Frants Henningsen, painter (born 1850)
JulyâSeptember
- 27 August â Thorvald Bindesbøll, architect, designer (born 1846)
OctoberâDecember
- 20 October â Emil Blichfeldt, architect (born 1849)
- 26 October â Lorenz Frølich, painter and graphic artist (born 1820)
- 1 November â Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe, landowner and theatre director (born 1836)
- 8 November â Heinrich Hirschsprung, lawyer, businessman and patron (born 1836)
- 2 December â * Bernhard Hertz, silversmith (born 1834)