1937 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian X[1]
- Prime minister â Thorvald Stauning
Events
- 18 May â The state national police force Rigspolitiet â under command of one chief of police â begins operations.[2]
- 1 August - Danish acquisition of Thule[3]
- 26 September â The Storstrøm Bridge is inaugurated.
- 14 December â Many documents from the National Archives of Denmark, the Royal Danish Library and Copenhagen University Library relating to Norwegian conditions are transferred to Norway.[2]
Sports
Cycling
- 21â29 August â The 1937 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
- Kees Pellenaars (NED) and Frans Slaats (NED) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Football
- AB wins their third Danish football championship by winning the 1936â37 Danish Championship League.
Births
JanuaryâMarch
- 14 January â Erland Kops, badminton player (died 2017)
- 11 February â Anders Bodelsenm author (died 2021)
AprilâJune
- 14 June â Jørgen Leth, film director, writer, poet (died 2025)
JulyâSeptember
- 24 August â Bo Christensen, film producer (died 2020)
OctoberâDecember
- 3 December â Søren Krarup, pastor, writer and politician (died 2023)
- 14 December â Aino Kann Rasmussen, archaeologist and curator
- 29 December â Ursula Munch-Petersen, ceramist
Deaths
JanuaryâJune
- 8 February â Martin Borch, architect (born 1852)
- 22 March â Thorvald Aagaard, composer (born 1877)
- 7 May â Helge Rode, writer, critic and journalist (born 1870)
- 26 March â Edvard Ehlers, dermatologist (born 1863)
- 23 May â Frederik Tesdorpf, landowner qand politician (born 1854)
- 11 June â Agnes Slott-Møller, painter (born 1862)
JulyâDecember
- 14 November â Carl Hentzen, engineer (born 1863)
- 30 December â Hans Niels Andersen, businessman, founder of East Asiatic Company (born 1852)