1956 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – H. C. Hansen
Events
- 15 February – Denmark and the People's Republic of China upgrade diplomatic relations from ministerial to ambassadorial level and exchange ambassadors.
- 1 June – Salling Group is founded.
- 17 March – The 1956 Danish general strike begins.
Ø 13 April Demonstrations are held in major cities around the country. The one in Copenhagen attracts around 200m000 people. Aksel Larsen gives a speech at Christiansborg Slotsplads.
- 15 April – The 1956 Danish general strike ends.
Undated
- The Danish Refugee Council was founded in response to the refugee crisis caused by the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
- Hørsholmvejen (now part of the Helsingør Motorway) becomes the first motorway in Denmark.
- N. Foss Electric is founded by Niels Foss.
- The Arnamagnæan Institute is founded.
- The new Tivoli Concert Hall is completed in Copenhagen.
Culture
Music
- Four Jacks is founded.
Sports
Badminton
- 17 March – Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Double at the All England Badminton Championships
Cycling
- 27 Augustus – 2 September – The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
Football
- 2 June – BK Frem wins the 1955–56 Danish Cup by defeating AB 1–0 in the final.
Date unknown
- Dominique Forlini (FRA) and Georges Senfftleben (FRA) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- Lucien Gillen (LUX) and Gerrit Schulte (NED) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
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January–March
- 17 February – Nina Høiberg, chess player
- 29 February – Birgit Aagard-Svendsen, business executive
- 13 March – John Frandsen, composer
- 18 March – Allan Olsen, folkrock musician and singer-songwriter
April–June
- 8 April – Peter Aalbæk Jensen, film producer
- 24 April – Steen Pade, composer
- 28 April – Henrik Wenzel, engineer
- 30 April – Lars von Trier, director and screenwriter
- 8 May – Søren Ulrik Thomsen, poet, essayist
- 10 May – Mickey Faerch, Danish-Canadian dancer, actress and rapper
- 18 May – Birgitte Bonnesen, business executive
- 19 May – Susanne Augustesen, football player
- 28 May – Poul Krebs, singer
- 14 June – Lim Petersen, aka King Diamond, singer
July–September
- 5 September – Henrik Birch, actor
- 6 September – Poul Lange, artist
- 16 September – Michael Falch, singer
- 30 September – Frank Arnesen, football player and manager
October–December
- 9 October – Ivan Nielsen, football player
- 1 November – Jens Peter Christensen, judge
- 3 November – Birgit Kleis, politician
- 29 November – Lene Tranberg, architect and co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg
- 14 December – Kristine Jensen, landscape architect
- 19 December – Jens Fink-Jensen, poet, author, photographer, composer and architect
- 30 December – Jes Holtsø, actor
Full date missing
- Kristine Jensen, landscape architect
Deaths
January–March
- 4 February – Peder Gram, composer and organist (born 1881)
- 13 February – Richard Olsen, rower (born 1911)
- 7 March – Johannes Gandil, athlete and footballer, competitor in athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, silver medallist in football at the 1908 Summer Olympics (born 1873)
April–June
- 30 April – Morten Pedersen Porsild, botanist active in Greenland (born 1872)
- 17 June – Leck Fischer, writer (born 1904)
July–September
- 21 July – Ejnar Nielsen, painter and illustrator, central proponent of symbolist painting (born 1872)
- 25 July – Estrid Hein, ophthalmologist and women's rights activist (born 1873)[2]
- 31 August – Helvig Kinch, painter and illustrator (born 1872)
October–December
- 30 November – Viggo Wiehe, stage and film actor (born 1874)
- 5 December – Christian Christensen, track and field athlete, competitor at the 1900 Summer Olympics (born 1876)