1912 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1912 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VIII (until 14 May), Christian X^[1]
• Prime minister – Klaus Berntsen

Events

• 17 February  - The Danish Union of Press Photographers is founded as the first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world.^[2]
• 22 February  - MS Selandia, the world's first ocean-going diesel-powered ship, departs Copenhagen on her maiden voyage, bound for Bangkok, with two B&W four-stroke diesel engines.^[3]
• 14 May – Frederick VIII dies and his son, Christian X, becomes king of Denmark.
• 15 May The proclamation of Christian C as King of Denmark.
• 5 August  - The Rebild Festival is held for the first time, delayed compared to the planned date, the American Independence on July 4, due to a period of national mourning upon King Frederik VII's sudden death. The celebrations are attended by somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people.^[4]
• 28 September  - Jacob Ellehammer takes off for the first time in his self-built Ellehammer helicopter.

Culture

Music

• 27 February Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 3 are performed in public for the first time.

Sports

• 1 September Aalborg Chang is founded.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 30 January  - Finn Juhl, architect and designer (died 1989)
• 18 February  - Gustaf Munch-Petersen, writer and painter (died 1938)
• 14 March  - Johan Jacobsen, film director (died 1972)
• 20 March  - Knud Rex, actor (died 1968)

AprilJune

• 3 April  - Kjeld Philip, economist and politician (died 1989)
• 27 April  - Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, hereditary princess (died 1995)
• 10 June Abraham Kurland, wrestler (died 1999)
• 4 June  - Robert Jacobsen, artist (died 1993)

JulySeptember

• 10 September  - Herluf Bidstrup, cartoonist (died 1988)
• 16 September  - Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, painter and illustrator (died 1999)

OctoberDecember

• 1 October Anders Ejnar Andersen, politician (died 2006)
• 22 October  - Peer Guldbrandsen, screenwriter, actor, film director and producer (d. 1996)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 6 January Georg Achen, painter (died 1860)
• 12 January – Herman Bang, writer (born 1857)
• 1 March  - Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1839)

AprilJune

• 24 April – Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen, painter (born 1827)
• 14 May – Frederick VIII (born 1843)
• 26 May – Louis Hasselriis, sculptor (born 1844)

OctoberDecember

• 25 November  - Moses Melchior, businessman (born 1825)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick VIII king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 17 June 2019 . en.
2. Pressefotografforbundet history.
3. Web site: Brief History about Copenhagen . Copenhagen Portal . 2009-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110423004632/http://copenhagenet.dk/CPH-History.htm . 2011-04-23 .
4. Web site: Society history . Rebild Society . 2011-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090701064103/http://www.rebildfesten.dk/default.asp?pageId=48&mainId=9&lang=UK . 2009-07-01 .