1913 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1913 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian X^[1]
Prime minister – Klaus Berntsen (until 21 June), Carl Theodor Zahle

Events

23 August – The Little Mermaid is inaugurated at its current location off Langelinie in Copenhagen.^[2]
2 December – Karen Blixen leaves her native Rungstedlund and Denmark to settle in Kenya where she will live for the next almost 28 years on her African farm.^[3]

Sports

31 August Thorvald Ellegaard wins silver in men's sprint at the 1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
2 November Boldklubben 1913 is founded.

Date unknown

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the first Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Boldklubben af 1901 62 in the final.

Births

JanuaryMarch

2 February – Poul Reichhardt, actor (died 1985)
23 February Gertrud Vasegaard, ceramist (died 2007)
27 February Poul Hansen, politician (died 1966)

JulySeptember

13 July – Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, shipping magnate (died 2012)
17 September – Jørgen Jersild, composer and music educator (died 2004)
23 September – Carl-Henning Pedersen, painter (died 2007)

OctoberDecember

6 October Inga Arvad, journalist (died 1973)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

28 February – Johan Hansen, businessman (born 1838)
9 March – Jacob Kornerup, archeologist (born 1825)
19 March – Christian Zacho, painter (born 1843)

AprilJune

20 April – Vilhelm Bissen, sculptor (born 1836)
16 June – Frederikke Federspiel, photographer (born 1839)
26 June Albert Jensen, architect (born 1847)

JulySeptember

25 July – Peter Sabroe, politician (born 1867)
11 August – Natalie Zahle, reform pedagogue and pioneer on women's education (born 1827)

OctoberDecember

24 December – J.B.S. Estrup, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1825)

Notes and References

Web site: Christian X: king of Denmark. Encyclopedia Britannica. 17 June 2019. en.
Web site: Brief History about Copenhagen. Copenhagen Portal. 2009-11-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110423004632/http://copenhagenet.dk/CPH-History.htm. 23 April 2011 .
Web site: Karen Blixen i Afrika. Karen Blixen Museet. 2009-11-18. 19 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125009/http://www.karen-blixen.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=60&lang=da. dead.