1954 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1954 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederik IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Hans Hedtoft

Events

See main article: 1954.

Sports

Date unknown

• Lucien Gillen (LUX) and Ferdinando Terruzzi (ITA) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 16 January Morten P. Meldal, chemist

AprilJune

• 15 June
  • Dan Laustsen, cinematographer
  • Uffe Elbæk, politician

OctoberDecember

• 10 October Lars Rebien Sørensen, business executive
• 10 November – Hans Kjeld Rasmussen, sports shooter
• 14 December Ib Andersen, ballet dancer, choreographer, and painter.

Date unknown

Deaths

AprilJune

• 1 June – Martin Andersen Nexø, socialist, later communist, writer (born 1869)

JulySeptember

• 8 July – Sigurd Langberg, actor (born 1897)
• 29 August Thyra Manicus-Hansen, ceramist (born 1872)

OctoberDecember

• 6 October – Hakon Børresen, composer (born 1876)
• 8 October – Morten Korch, writer of populist stories and romances (born 1876)
• 11 November – Johannes Giersing, chess master (born 1872)
• 18 December Vilhelm Buhl, politician (born 1881)
• 26 December Astrid Noack, sculptor (born 1888)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick IX: king of Denmark . 16 June 2019 . Encyclopedia Britannica . en.