1905 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1905 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer (until 14 January), J. C. Christensen

Events

• 1 January – Ekstra Bladet is published for the first time. Politikens Ekstrablad had been published since 12 February 1904^[2]
• 27 March – The Royal Danish Academy of Music's new building on H.C. Andersens Boulevard in Copenhagen is inaugurated.^[2]
• 31 May – The watchtower in Copenhagen Zoo is inaugurated.^[2]
• 25 June – The school ship Georg Stage is in a collision with the English steamship Ancona in Hollænderdybet, resulting in Georg Stage sinking and the deaths of 22 aspiring sailors.^[2]
• 12 September – The current Copenhagen City Hall is inaugurated.^[3]
• 20 November – A delegation from the Norwegian Storting is received by Christian IX who gives his consent to the election of Prince Carl (his grandson) as King of Norway under the name Haakon VII.^[2]

Sports

• 23 July Thorvald Ellegaard wins silver in men's sprint at the 1905 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

AprilJune

• 8 April Hans Scherfig, author and painter (died 1979)
• 2 May – Paul Høm, artist (died 1994)
• 18 June Erik Raadal, painter (died 1941)

OctoberDecember

• 21 October – Mads Clausen, industrialist, founder of Danfoss (died 1966)
• 4 December Pauli Jørgensen, football player (died 1993)
• 16 December – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (died 1996)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 5 March  - Ludvig Fenger, architect (born 1833)
• 10 March – Harald Conradsen, sculptor and medalist (born 1817)

AprilJuly

• 11 May Thorvald Niss, painter (born 1842)
• 13 May Valdemar Gætje, master baker and the first director of the Union of Danish Employers and Master Craftsmen (born 1850)
• 31 July Theodor Wessel, businessman (born 1842)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian IX: king of Denmark. Encyclopedia Britannica. 17 June 2019. en.
2. Web site: 1905. da. Selskabet for Københavns Historie. 25 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204235045/http://www.kobenhavnshistorie.dk/bog/khsd/1900/1905.html. 4 February 2016. dead.
3. Web site: Rådhustårnets ur / City Hall Tower Clock - Copenhagen, Denmark. waymarking.com. 2009-11-08.