1942 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 - Thorvald StauningThorvald StauningThorvald August Marinus Stauning was the first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 1942....
(until 4 May), Vilhelm BuhlVilhelm BuhlVilhelm Buhl was Prime Minister of Denmark from 4 May 1942 to 9 November 1942 as head of the Unity Government during the German occupation of Denmark of World War II, until the Nazis ordered him removed...
(until 9 November), Erik ScaveniusErik ScaveniusErik Julius Christian Scavenius was the Danish foreign minister 1909–1910, 1913–1920 and 1940–1943, and prime minister from 1942 to 1943. His cabinet resigned in 1943 and suspended operations...
Births
- 13 April – Poul Anker BechPoul Anker BechPoul Anker Bech was a Danish painter.He started painting in the 1960s and studied at The Jutland Academy of Art in Aarhus, 1966-67. He quit his job in 1988 to become a full-time painter....
, painter (died 20092009 in Denmark-January:* January 16 - Somali pirates release the Danish cargo ship CEC Future after receiving a ransom payment.* January 31 - Niels Brinck wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009.-February:...
) - 27 August – Per Stig MøllerPer Stig MøllerPer Stig Møller was Culture Minister of Denmark. He has been a member of Folketinget for the Conservative People's Party since 1984, and was Minister for the Environment from December 18, 1990 to January 24, 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from November 27,...
, politician, writer - September 18 – Morten StrangeMorten StrangeMorten Strange is a Danish-born, Singapore-based bird photographer, author and publisher.Strange was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, worked in the offshore oil industry in the North Sea and Asia as a field service engineer, and retired in 1986 as a field service supervisor.Before and after this,...
, bird photographer, writer and publisher