1938 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1938 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian X^[1]
Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning

Events

See main article: 1938.

Sports

Football

B 1903 wins their fourth Danish football championship by winning the 1937–38 Danish Championship League,

Swimming

613 August Denmark wins five gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships.

Births

JanuaryMarch

27 January – Povl Dissing, singer (died 2022)

AprilJune

25 May John Olsen, artist (died 2019)

July September

12 July Lars Hillingsø, fashion designer (died 2005)
18 July - Erik Wedersøe, actor (died 2011)
1 September - Per Kirkeby, painter, sculptor (died 2018)

OctoberDecember

11 October - Merete Ries, publisher (died 2018)^[2]
15 November - Henning Camre, cinematographer, film industry administrator
27 November Marianne Grøndahl, photographer (died 2012)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

3 February Niels Skovgaard, artist (born 1958)
10 February Valdemar Irminger, painter (born 1859)

AprilJune

4 April Alfred Schmidt, painter (born 1858)
16 April - Karl Madsen, art historian, painter and arts administrator (born 1855)
9 May - Thomas B. Thrige, businessman (born 1866)

JulySeptember

2 July – Lau Lauritzen Sr., film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1878)

OctoberDecember

22 December Johannes Wilhjelm, painter (born 1868)

Notes and References

Web site: Christian X king of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 17 June 2019 . en.
Encyclopedia: Posselt. Gert. Merete Ries. Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. da. 11 May 2020. 1 December 2021.