1947 in Denmark
Events from the year 1947 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X (until 20 April), Frederick IX[1]
- Prime minister – Knud Kristensen (until 13 November), Hans Hedtoft[2]
Events
- 20 April – King Christian X dies, and is succeeded on the throne by his elder son, King Frederick IX.[1]
- 13 November – Prime Minister Knud Kristensen resigns following a motion of no confidence, and is replaced by Hans Hedtoft.[2]
Sports
Football
- Ab wins 1946–47 Danish 1st Division. It is their sixth Danish football championship.
Swimming
- 10–14 September – Denmark wins five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships.
Other
- 29 June The Round Zealand sailing race takes place for the first time.
Births
January–March
- 23 Fenriaru – Pia Kjærsgaard, politician
April–June
- 29 April – Jacob Holdt, photographer
- 30 April – Birthe Neumann, actor
July–September
- 12 July – Anne Marie Løn, author
- 16 July – Anders Koppel, musician
- 2 August – Sonja Hauberg, writer (born 1918)
- 4 September – Claus Hjort Frederiksen, politician
- 27 September – Jesper Tørring, athlete
October–December
- 27 December – Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, businessman and investor
Deaths
January–March
- 10 January – August Blom, film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films (born 1869)
- 15 January – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (born 1866)
April–June
- 20 April – Christian X, King of Denmark (born 1870)[3]
- 29 April – Ove Paulsen, botanist, professor at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen 1920–1947 (born 1874)
- 4 May – Cathrine Horsbøl, furnituremaker (born 1872)
- 3 June – Sigurd Wandel, painter (born 1875)
- 25 June – Oluf Olsson, gymnast, silver medallist at the 1906 Intercalated Games, bronze medallist at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1873)
References
- "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Lentz, Harris M. (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 221. ISBN 9781134264902.
- "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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