1918 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1918 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X^[1]
• Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle

Events

• 22 April – The 1918 Folketing election takes place.^[2] Three women, the first in Danish history, are elected, among them Elna Munch.

Date unknown

• Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the 1917–18 Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Randers Freja 52 in the final.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 2 February Thorkild Bjørnvig, poet (died 2004)
• 5 March Sonja Hauberg, writer (died 1947)
• 6 March Lilly Brændgaard, fashion designer (died 2009)

AprilJune

• 18 April Gabriel Axel, filmmaker (died 2014)
• 9 April – Jørn Utzon, architect (died 2008)
• 27 June – Willy Breinholst, author, screenwriter and humourist (died 2009)

OctoberDecember

• 22 December – Lis Møller journalist and politician (died 1983)^[3]

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 4 January – Carl Aarsleff, sculptor (born 1852)
• 29 March – Fanny Suenssen, author (born 1832)

AprilJune

• 6 June Valdemar Oldenburg, jurist and politician (born 1834)

JulySeptember

• 26 August – Rogert Møller, architect (born 1844)

OctoberDecember

• 16 November – Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Prime Minister 1901–05 (born 1845)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian X king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 17 June 2019 . en.
2. Nohlen, D. & Stöver, P. (2010): Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 524. .
3. Encyclopedia: Søllinge . Jette Drachmann . 7 May 2020 . Lis Møller . . da . 26 February 2022.