1928 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian X[1]
- Prime minister â Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Events
- 20 March â Haandarbejdets Fremme is founded.
- 21 September â The 1928 Landsting election is held.
Date unknown
- Dronningborg Boldklub football club is established.[2]
Sports
- 28 July â 12 August â Denmark wins three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Births
- 25 February â Paul Elvstrøm, yachtsman (died 2016)
- 11 May â Nils Foss, engineer, company founder (died 2018)
- 25 March â Gunnar Nielsen, athlete (died 1985)
- 3 August â Henning Moritzen, actor (died 2012)
- 3 October â Erik Bruhn, ballet dancer (died 1986)
- 4 October â Torben Ulrich, tennis player, writer, musician, filmmaker (died 2023)
- 25 October â Peter Naur, computer science pioneer (died 2016)
- 7 November â Grethe Krogh, organist and professor (died 2018)[3][4]
Deaths
JanuaryâMarch
- 13 January â Johan Peter Koch, captain and arctic explorer (born 1870)
- 30 January â Johannes Fibiger, physician (born 1867)
- 25 March â Nina Bang, politician (born 1866)
AprilâJune
- 29 April â Fanny Garde, ceramist and designer (born 1855)
JulyâSeptember
- 2 July â Anton Rosen, architect (born 1859)
- 5 July â Valdemar Andersen, artist (born 1875)
OctoberâDecember
- 6 October â Peter Hansen, painter (born 1868)
- 13 October â Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (born 1847)
- 15 November â Godfred Christensen, painter (born 1845)