1916 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian X[1]
- Prime minister â Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
February
- 6 February â Peter Hvidt, architect and furniture designer (died 1986)
- 7 February â The Society of Female Artists is founded.
- 22 February â The Conservative People's Party os founded.
April
- 16 April â The adoption of Retsplejeloven introduces a major reform of the Danish judicial system with effect from 1 October 1919.
July
- 11 July â The GornbækâGilleleje extension of the HelsingørâGornbæk Railway Line is inaugurated.
Augist
- 4 August â the Treaty of the Danish West Indies is signed, transferring sovereignty of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States. The transaction was finalised in 1917.
- 31 August â The newspaper B.T. is established as a tabloid spinoff from Berlingske Ridende.
December
- 14 December â The 1916 Danish West Indian Islands sale referendum is held.
- 21 December â The FrederiksværkâGundested extension of the HillerødâFrederiksværk Railway Line iis inaugurated.
- 22 December â The Treaty of the Danish West Indies is ratified by the parliament (Rigsdagen).
Sports
Date unknown
- B 93 wins the third Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Kjøbenhavns Boldklub 3â2 in the final
Births
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JanuaryâMarch
- 28 February â Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist (died 2017)
- 21 March â Freddy Koch, actor (died 1980)
AprilâJune
- 27 April â Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer (died 2001)
- 7 May â Orla Møller, priest and politician (died 1979)
- 8 Nay â Jens Risom, furniture designer (died 2016 in the United States)
- 15 May â Vera Gebuhr, actress (died 2014)
- 30 May â Karen Lachmann, fencer (died 1962)
- 14 June â Philip Arctander, architect (died 1994)
JulyâSeptember
- 7 August â Mogens Andersen, artist (died 2003)
- 14 August â Grethe Philip, politician (died 2016)[2]
- 18 August â Aksel Bender Madsen, furniture designer (died 2000)
- 21 August â Ingrid Vang Nyman, illustrator (died 1959)
- 29 September â Anne Marie Lütken, painter (died 2001)
- 29 September â Rolf Graae, architect (died 1996)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 13 February â Vilhelm Hammershøi, painter (born 1864)
AprilâJune
- 11 April â Harald Hirschsprung, businessman (born 1830)
- 26 April â Gustav Adolph Hagemann, engineer and businessman (born 1842)
- 19 April â Frederik Bergmann Larsen, physician (born 1839)
- 29 April â Jørgen Pedersen Gram, aqtuary and mathematician (born 1850)
- 22 May â Sara Ulrik, flower painter (born 1855)
- 20 June â Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1843)
KilyâSeptember
- 22 July â Hans Jørgen Holm, architect (born 1835)
- 4 September â Otto Mønsted, businessman (died 1838)
- 10 September â Carl Thorvald Andersen, architect (born 1835)
OctoberâDecember
- 8 October â Nielsine Nielsen, businesswoman (born 1850)
- 12 November â August Saabye, sculptor (born 1823)
- 26 November â Nielsine Petersen, sculptor (born 1853)