1944 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – German military rule
Sports
- Frem win their sixth Danish football championship by winning the 1943–44 Danish War Tournament.
Births
January–March
- 5 March – Peter Brandes, artist
April–June
- 8 April – Anders Refn, film editor and director
- 10 April – Jørgen Jensen, athlete (died 2009)
- 11 April – Joen Bille, actor
- 9 May – Bente Juncker, politician
- 2 June – Poul Richardt Høj Jensen, sailor
July–September
- 20 July – Niels Fennet, businessman
October–December
- 5 October – Nils Malmros, filmmaker
- 7 October – Claus Bjørn, author and historian (died 2005)
- 13 November – Jesper Klein, actor and media personality (died 2011)
- 21 November – Tom Bogs, boxer (died 2023)
Deaths
January–March
- 3 January – Aage Hertel, actor (born 1873)
- 4 January – Kaj Munk, playwright and Lutheran priest (born 1898)
- 21 February – Tom Bogs, boxer
May–June
- 1 May – Paul Gustav Fischer, painter (born 1860)
July–September
- 7 September – Ole Olsen, sport shooter, Olympic bronze medalist in team free rifle in 1912 (born 1869)
October–December
- 5 October – Prince Gustav of Denmark, prince (born 1887)
- 8 October – Carl Jensen Burrau, mathematician (born 1867)
- 20 November – Jorgen Moeller, chess master (born 1873)