1920 in Denmark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian X[1]
- Prime minister â Carl Theodor Zahle (until 30 March), Otto Liebe (until 5 April), Michael Pedersen Friis (until 5 May), Niels Neergaard
Events
- 29 March â Christian X dismisses the elected government, a reserve power he had under the Danish Constitution, giving rise to the constitutional crisis known as the Easter Crisis.[2]
- 4 April â The Easter Crisis ends with Christian X's dismissal of the Cabinet of Liebe.[2]
- 26 September â The 50th birthday of Christian X is celebrated.
Sports
Date unknown
- B 1903 wins its first Danish football championship by defeating B 1901 2â0 in the final of the 1919â20 Danish National Football Tournament.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 31 January â Albert Mertz, painter (died 1990)
- 26 February â Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (died 1989)
AprilâJune
- 16 April â Prince Georg of Denmark (died 1986)
- 14 May â Knud Lundberg, football player (died 2002)
- 22 May â Jorgen Thalbitzer pilot (died 1943)
- 18 June â Grete Jalk, furniture designer (died 2006)
JulyâSeptember
- 8 July â Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, businessman (died 1995)
- 28 August â Keld Helmer-Petersen, photographer (died 2013)
OctoberâDecember
- 6 November â Dagmar Andreasen, businesswoman (died 2006)
- 13 November â Inge Krogh, politician (died 2023)
- 6 December â Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen, author, conciliator and economist (died 2008)[3]
- 10 December â Ragnhild Hveger, swimmer (died 2011)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 6 January â Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen , mathematician (born 1839)
- 3 March â Theodor Philipsen, painter (born 1840)
- 7 March â Sophus Christopher Hauberg, industrialist (born 1848)
- 14 March â Christian Blache, painter (born 1839)
- 23 March â Ivar Knudsen, engineer (born 1861)
AprilâJune
- 15 April â Hans Peter Johan Lyngbye (born 1834)
- 27 June â Hack Kampmann, architect (born 1856)