1950 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1950 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Frederik IX^[1]
Prime minister – Hans Hedtoft (until 30 October), Erik Eriksen

Events

9 January – Denmark becomes one of the first European countries to recognize the People's Republic of China.^[2]

Sports

2027 August Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships.

Badminton

14 March All England Badminton Championships
- Tonny Ahm wins gold in Women's Single at the All England Badminton Championships.
- Jørn Skaarup and Preben Dabelsteen wins gold in Men's Doubles
- Tonny Ahm and Kirsten Thorndahl wins gold in Women's Doubles
- Poul Holm and Tonny Ahm win gold in Mixed Doubles

Births

23 April Holger K. Nielsen, politician
26 May – Esben Storm, Danish-Australian screenwriter, director and actor (died 2011)
20 July Charlotte Hanmann, photographer
25 July Leif Davidsen, author and journalist
2 August – Jussi Adler-Olsen, crime fiction writer
10 November Troels Wörsel, painter (died 2018)

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

11 January – Karin Michaëlis, journalist and author (born 1872)
16 February – Johannes Hjelmslev, mathematician, discoverer and eponym of the Hjelmslev transformation (born 1873)

AprilJune

16 April Anders Peter Nielsen, sport shooter (born 1867)
9 May – Vilhelm Lundstrøm, painter (born 1893)
26 May – Louis Larsen, gymnast, silver medalist at the 1906 Intercalated Games (born 1874)
5 June – Rudolph Tegner, sculptor linked with the Symbolist movement (born 1873)

JulySeptember

3 August – Georg Høeberg, composer and conductor (born 1872)
10 September – Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg (born 1890)

OctoberDecember

3 October – Elna Borch, naturalism and symbolism sculptor (born 1869)
25 November – Johannes V. Jensen, author, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944 (born 1873)

Full date unknown

Per Sax Møller, silversmith

Notes and References

Web site: Frederick IX: king of Denmark. Encyclopedia Britannica. 16 June 2019. en.
News: Christopher Bo Bramsen. Peace and friendship: Denmark's official relations with China, 1674–2000. 87-87062-82-8. 2000.