1921 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian X[1]
- Prime minister â Niels Neergaard
Events
- May â The departure of the 5yh Thule Expedition.
Sports
- 30 March â Lyngby Boldklub is founded.
- 21 August â Gentofte-Vangede Idrætsforening is founded.
Cycling
- 30 July â 8 August â The 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
- Henry Brask Andersen wins gold, Erik Kjeldsen wins silver and Johan Normann wins bronze in men's sprint at the Amateur event.
- 4 August â The 1921 UCI Road World Championships are held in Copenhagen
- Willum Nielsen wins silver in Men's amateur road race.
Football
- AB wins its second Danish football championship by defeating Aarhus Gymnastikforening 3â0 in the final of the 1920â21 Danish National Football Tournament.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 14 March â Lis Hartel, equestrian athlete (died 2009)
- 16 March â Jens Bjerre, Danish author, filmmaker and explorer (died 2020)
AprilâJune
- 21 April â Halfdan T. Mahler, physician (died 2016 in Switzerland)
- 28 May â Kay Werner Nielsen, cyclist (died 2014)
- 29 May â Karen Hoff, canoeist (died 2000)
- 11 June â Ib Spang Olsen, artist and illustrator (died 2012)
JulyâSeptember
- 1 September â Simon Spies, businessman, billionaire (died 1984)
OctoberâDecember
- 21 November â Margrethe Schanne, ballerina (died 2014)
- 27 November â Ole Sarvig, poet (died 1991)
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 2 February â Antonio Jacobsen, painter (born 1850)
- 12 February â Troels Frederik Lund, historian (born 1840)
AprilâJune
- 22 April â Vibeke Salicath, publisher (died 1861)
- 26 April â Cornelia von Levetzow, writer (born 1836)
- 18 May â Martin Nyrop, architect (born 1849)
JulyâSeptember
- 8 September â Ingeborg Raunkiær, author (born 1863)
- 21 September â Edouard Suenson, business executive (born 1842)
OctoberâDecember
- 8 October
- Henning Frederik Feilberg, pastor, author and folklorist (born 1831)
- Emma Eleonore Meyer, painter (born 1859)