1919 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Christian X[1]
- Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
- 1 October â Retsplejeloven enters into force, implementing a major reform of the Danish judicial system originally adopted on 11 April 1916.
- 1 November â Vigerslev train crash takes place in the Valby district of Copenhagen.
The arts
Music
- 15 November â Premiere of Hakon Børresen's opera Den Kongelige Gæst at the Royal Danish Theatre.
Sports
- 15 May â Brønshøj Boldklub is founded.
Date unknown
- AB wins its first Danish football championship by defeating Boldklubben 1901 3â0 in the final of the 1918â19 Danish National Football Tournament.
Births
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JanuaryâMarch
- 17 January â Elsa Gress, author (died 1988)
AprilâJune
JulyâSeptember
- 14 July â Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, artist and designer (died 1982)
- 24 August â Niels Viggo Bentzon, composer (died 2000)
- 20 September â Bjørn Wiinblad, ceramist and painter (died 2006)
OctoberâDecember
- 13 October â Poul Møller, politician (died 1997)
- 7 December â Lis Løwert, actress (died 2009)
- 21 December â Ove Sprogøe, actor (died 2004)
Deaths
- 15 January â Emma Thomsen, actress (born 1893)
- 21 May â Clemens Petersen, writer (born 1834)
- 6 January â Eline Hansen, feminist (born 1859)[2]
- 28 January â Charles Brun, politician (born 1866)
- 15 July â Charles Ambt, engineer (born 1847)