1955 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Hans Hedtoft (until 29 January), H. C. Hansen
Events
- 29 January – Prime minister Hans Hedtoft dies suddenly from a heart attack while in a meeting in the Nordic Council in Stockholm.
- 1 February – Foreign Minister H. C. Hansen is presented as Hedtoft's successor as prime minister.
- 29 March – The non-binding reciprocal Bonn-Copenhagen declarations are published with provisions protecting the rights of the Danish and German minorities on each their side of the Denmark–Germany border. They are shortly thereafter implemented into national law by the parliaments of both countries.
- 23 April – The Danish House in Paris is inaugurated.
- 19 November – The 1985 Danish local elections are held.
- 12 October – Regnecentralen is founded.
Undated
- Yje Danish Lanugage Council is established.
Culture
Film
- Where Mountains Float is nomated for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards.
Music
Sports
Badminton
- 23–26 March – All England Badminton Championships
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- Finn Kobberø and Kirsten Thorndahl win gold in Mixed Doubles
Football
- 9 June – AGF wins the 1954–55 Danish Cup by defeating Aalborg Chang 4–0 in the final.
Date unknown
- Evan Klamer (DEN) and Kay Werner Nielsen (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
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January–March
- 1 January – Ole Beich, musician
- 31 January – Per Kjærgaard Nielsen, sailor
- 16 February – Finn Thomsen, motorcycle speedway rider
- 29 March – Jakob B. Madsen, economist
April–Jun
- 3 April – Kristian Halken, actor
- 8 May – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (2018)
- 14 May – Jan Sørensen, footballer (died 2024)
- 11 July – Søren Sætter-Lassen,, actor
- 21 May – Poul Mathias Thomsen, economist
- 28 May – Lis Sørensen, singer
- 20 June – Tor Nørretranders, writer
July–September
- 11 July – Søren Sætter-Lassen, actor
- 29 July – Ann Stengård, footballer
- 30 July –Frits Bülow, politician (born 1872)
- 31 July – Lars Bastrup, footballer
- 16 August – Søren Søndergaard, politician
- 18 August – Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen, chief executive
- 26 August
- Heidi Ryom, dancer (died 2013)[2][3]
- Monica Ritterband, artist and journalist
October–December
- 7 October – Nina Smithm economist
- 16 October – Søren Pilmark, actor
- 9 November – Lars Ulrik Mortensen, musician and conductor
- 4 November – Allan Zachariasen, long-distance runner
- 15 November – Michael Kvium, painter
- 12 December – Jan Johansen, politician
- 30 December
- Sanne Salomonsen, singer
- Vilhelm Munk Nielsen, footballer
Deaths
January–March
- 25 January – Sigrid Neiiendam, actress (born 1868)
- 26 January – Holger Nielsen, fencer (born 1866)
- 29 January – Hans Hedtoft politician (born 1903)
- 17 February – Johannes Bjerg, sculptor (born 1886)
- 17 March – Gunnar Asgeir Sadolin, businessman (born 1874)
April–June
- 7 May – Ole Christensen, politician
- 6 April – Ingeborg Hammer-Jensen, historian and philologist (born 1880)
- 16 May – Jacob Andersen, sailor (born 1902)
- 27 June – Martin A. Hansen, writer (born 1909)
July–September
- 15 July – Einar Utzon-Frank, sculptor (born 1888)
- 31 July – Sophy A. Christensen, furnituremaker (born 1867)
- 9 August – Kræsten Iversen, artist (born 1886)
- 9 September – Henny Glarbo, archivist (born 1884)
- 24 September – Jonathan Leunbach, doctor (born 1884)
October–December
- 12 November – Carl Wesenberg-Lund, zoologist and freshwater ecologist (born 1867)
- 12 December – Esther Carstensen, women's rights activist and journal editor (born 1873)[4]