1913 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - HM Christian XChristian X of DenmarkChristian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....
- Prime minister - Klaus BerntsenKlaus BerntsenKlaus Berntsen was a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Council President of Denmark from 5 July 1910 to 21 June 1913 as the leader of the Cabinet of Klaus Berntsen...
(until 21 June), Carl Theodor ZahleCarl Theodor ZahleCarl Theodor Zahle , Danish lawyer and politician; prime minister of Denmark 1909-1910, 1913-1920. In 1895 he was elected member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, Folketinget, for Venstrereformpartiet...
Events
- August 23 - The Little MermaidThe Little Mermaid (statue)The statue of The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the harbour of the capital of Denmark. Based on a tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and a major tourist attraction....
is inaugurated at its current location off LangelinieLangelinieLangelinie is a pier, promenade and park in central Copenhagen, Denmark, and home of the statue of The Little Mermaid. The area has for centuries been a popular destination for excursions and strolls in Copenhagen...
in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
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- December 2 - Karen BlixenKaren BlixenBaroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...
leaves her native RungstedlundRungstedlundRungstedlund, also known as the Karen Blixen Museum, is a country house in Rungsted on the Øresund coast just north of Copenhagen, Denmark, notable for its association with the author Karen Blixen, who lived there for most of her life...
and Denmark to settle in KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
where she will live for the next almost 28 years om her her African farmOut of AfricaOut of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen , which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen's book...
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Births
- July 13 - Mærsk Mc-Kinney MøllerMærsk Mc-Kinney MøllerArnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, is a Danish shipping magnate.-Personal life:Møller is the son of Arnold Peter Møller – founder of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group – and an American, Chastine Estelle Roberta McKinney. He was married to his high-school sweetheart Emma Neergaard Rasmussen from 1940...
, shipping magnate - September 23 - Carl-Henning PedersenCarl-Henning PedersenCarl-Henning Pedersen was a Danish painter and a key member of the COBRA movement. He was known as the "Scandinavian Chagall", and was one of the leading Danish artists of the second half of the 20th century....
, painter (d. 20072007 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen-Events:* 25 May - Bjarne Riis admits that he won the Tour de France using banned substances....
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Deaths
- April 20 – Vilhelm BissenVilhelm BissenChristian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor, son of Herman Wilhelm Bissen. He is mainly known for a number of statues around Copenhagen, including the equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads and the Stork Fountain on the adjoining Amagertorv...
, sculptor (b. 18361836 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Events:* March 5 – The Music Society is founded in Copenhagen, on Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse's birthday, and for almost a century it remains the most important music venue in Denmark-Births:* May 12...
) - June 16 – Frederikke FederspielFrederikke FederspielFrederikke Jakobine Federspiel was the first female photographer to practice in Denmark. For many years, she ran her own photographic studio in Aalborg, always keeping abreast of the latest developments...
, photographer (b. 18391839 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI, Christian VIII* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Events:-Births:* January 25 – Frederikke Federspiel, photographer * February 18 – Hermann Baagøe Storck, architect...
) - July 25 – Peter SabroePeter SabroePeter Sabroe , was a Danish journalist, politician, and children's rights advocate.Sabroe was born near Silkeborg, but moved to Copenhagen as a 14 year old to take up an apprenticeship as a shoemaker. He soon became a social democrat and a member of a group of radicals called the Karl Marx Club...
, politician (b. 18671867 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – C. E. Frijs-Births:* June 11 – Marie Krøyer, painter * December 27 – Johannes Larsen, painter...
) - December 24 – J.B.S. EstrupJacob Brønnum Scavenius EstrupJacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, , was a Danish politician, member of the Højre party. He was Interior Minister from 1865 to 1869 in the Cabinet of Frijs and Council President as well as Finance Minister from 1875 to 1894 as the leader of the Cabinet of Estrup.-Biography:Estrup was son of the...
, politician, prime minister of Denmark (b. 18251825 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederick VI* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Undated:* The Copenhagen Art Society is founded by a circle of the most influential figures of the Danish art world during the Danish Golden Age.-Births:...
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