1901 in Denmark

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Last updated December 04, 2023

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian IX ^[1]
Prime minister – Hannibal Sehested (until 24 May), Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Events

3 April – The 1901 Folketing election is held. It was the first use of a secret ballot in Denmark.
24 June – The Frilandsmuseet open-air museum is inaugurated in its present-day location north of Copenhagen.^[2]
24 July – Systemskiftet ("the change of system"): with the appointment of the Cabinet of Deuntzer, parliamentarism is instituted in Denmark,^[3] and with the exception of the Easter Crisis of 1920 no Danish government since 1901 has been formed against the vote of a majority of the members of the Folketing.
30 August – A royal decree opens the King's Gate to Rosenborg Castle Garden, at the corner of Gothersgade and Kronprinsessegade, to the public.^[2]
25 September – The Ny Carlsberg Foundation is established.^[2]
28 November – Øksnehallen opens in the Meatpacking District in Copenhagen.^[2]

Undated

The first automobile is registered in Copenhagen.
The first kindergarten with public support in Denmark is established and inaugurated at Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. Private kindergartens had been known since 1871.^[4]

Culture

Music

4 October – Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 3 is for the first time performed in public in the small hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen.

Sports

28 March – Skive IK is founded.
14 July – Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

20 February – Mogens Lassen, architect (died 1987)
9 July – Peter Sekaer, photographer (died 1950)
25 August – Kjeld Abell, playwright (died 1961)

Deaths

January–March

1 January – Sophus Schandorph, poet (born 1836)
19 January – Henrik August Flindt, landscape architect (born 1822)
6 February – Christian Frederik Lütken, zoologist ad naturalist (born 1827)

Pctpber–December

19 October – Carl Frederik Tietgen, industrialist and banker (born 1829)
31 October – Frederik Christian Lund, painter and illustrator (born 1826)
16 November – Theobald Stein, sculptor (born 1829)
29 November – Ludvig Grundtvig, photographer (born 1836)

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Events from the year 1903 in Denmark.

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References

↑ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
1 2 3 4 "1901". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
↑ Andrén, Nils (1981). "Five Roads to Parliamentary Democracy". In Allardt, Erik; Andrén, Nils; Friis, Erik J. (eds.). Nordic Democracy - Ideas, Issues, and Institutions in Politics, Economy, Education, Social and Cultural Affairs of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Det Danske Selskab. p. 46. ISBN 87-7429-040-1.
↑ "Første børnehave og børnehavklasse i Danmark" (in Danish). Biblioteksvagten.dk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

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[1] "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[Selskabet_for_Københavns_Historie-2] 1 2 3 4 "1901". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

[Nordic-3] Andrén, Nils (1981). "Five Roads to Parliamentary Democracy". In Allardt, Erik; Andrén, Nils; Friis, Erik J. (eds.). Nordic Democracy - Ideas, Issues, and Institutions in Politics, Economy, Education, Social and Cultural Affairs of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Det Danske Selskab. p. 46. ISBN 87-7429-040-1.

[4] "Første børnehave og børnehavklasse i Danmark" (in Danish). Biblioteksvagten.dk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

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