1912 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Frederick VIII (until 14 May), Christian X[1]
- Prime minister â Klaus Berntsen
Events
- February
- 17 February â The Danish Union of Press Photographers is founded as the first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world.[2]
- 22 February â MS Selandia, the world's first ocean-going diesel-powered ship, departs Copenhagen on her maiden voyage, bound for Bangkok, with two B&W four-stroke diesel engines.[3]
- May
- 14 May â Frederick VIII dies and his son, Christian X, becomes king of Denmark.
- 15 May â The proclamation of Christian X as King of Denmark.
- August
- 5 August â The Rebild Festival is held for the first time, delayed compared to the planned date, the American Independence on July 4, due to a period of national mourning upon King Frederik VII's sudden death. The celebrations are attended by somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people.[4]
- September
- 18 September â Count Zeppelin lands his Zeppelin airship Hansa on Kløvermarken, its first destination outside Germany.
- 28 September â Jacob Ellehammer takes off for the first time in his self-built Ellehammer helicopter.
Culture
Music
- 27 February â Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 3 are performed in public for the first time.
Sports
- 1 September â Aalborg Chang is founded.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 30 January â Finn Juhl, architect and designer (died 1989)
- 18 February â Gustaf Munch-Petersen, writer and painter (died 1938)
- 14 March â Johan Jacobsen, film director (died 1972)
- 30 March â Knud Rex, actor (died 1968)
AprilâJune
- 3 April â Kjeld Philip, economist and politician (died 1989)
- 27 April â Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, hereditary princess (died 1995)
- 4 June â Robert Jacobsen, artist (died 1993)
- 10 June â Abraham Kurland, wrestler (died 1999)
JulyâSeptember
- 1 July â Ulla Barding-Poulsen, Olympic fencer (died 2000)
- 10 September â Herluf Bidstrup, cartoonist (died 1988)
- 16 September â Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, painter and illustrator (died 1999)
OctoberâDecember
- 1 October â Anders Ejnar Andersen, politician (died 2006)
- 22 October â Peer Guldbrandsen, screenwriter, actor, film director and producer (d. 1996)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 6 January â Georg Achen, painter (born 1860)
- 29 January â Herman Bang, writer (born 1857)
- 1 March â Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1839)
AprilâJune
- 6 April â Carl Thomsen, painter (born 1847)
- 24 April â Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen, painter (born 1827)
- 14 May â Frederick VIII (born 1843)[1]
- 20 May â Louis Hasselriis, sculptor (born 1844)
- 27 Juneâ Herman Siegumfeldt, painter (born 1833)
OctoberâDecember
- 23 November â Vilhelm Pacht, painter (born 1843)
- 25 November â Moses Melchior, businessman (born 1825)
