1940 in Denmark
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- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning
Events
- 9 April – Operation Weserübung takes place, beginning the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany.[2]
- 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II, is born to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Sweden.
- 8 September – Grundtvig's Church is inaugurated in Copenhagen.
Sports
Badminton
- 7 November – Lillerød Badminton Club is founded in Lillerød
Football
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins their eighth Danish football championship by winning the 1939–40 Danish Championship League.
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