1903 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1903 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1903 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX ^[1]
• Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Events

• January – 1903 Danish local elections are held.

18 April: Provisional Ordinance concerning measures against Glanders in St. Croix.

• 2 March – A Social Democrat is elected as lord mayor in Copenhagen for the first time. ^[2]
• 18 April – The local government of Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies issues a provisional Ordinance concerning measures against Glanders in St. Croix
• 16 June – The 1903 Danish Folketing election is held.

Undated

• The Christmas Stamp Foundation is established.
• The new Frederiksberg Hospital is inaugurated.
• The cakewalk reaches Copenhagen. ^[2]
• Motor ferries start to operate in the Port of Copenhagen. ^[2]

Sports

• 2 May – Boldklubben 1903 is founded.
• 16–22 August – The 1903 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
  • Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint for the third year in a row.

Births

• 10 January – Jens August Schade, poet (died 1978)
• 21 April – Hans Hedtoft, politician, former prime minister (died 1955)
• 23 June – Hans Christian Branner, writer (died 1966) ^[3]
• 30 July – Anna Borg, Danish-Icelandic actress (died 1963) ^[4]
• 19 August – Aage Dons, author (died 1993)
• 28 November – Willy Gervin, cyclist (died 1951)

Deaths

• 11 May – Vilhelm Kyhn, painter and educator (born 1819)
• 3 May – Louise Nimb, restaurateur (born 1842)
• 12 October – Erhard Frederiksen, agriculturalist (born 1843) ^[5]
• 11 December – Heinrich Tønnies, photographer (born 1825) ^[6]

References

1. "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "1903". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
3. "Hans Christian Branner". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. Wiingaard, Jytte (20 October 2022) [2001]. "Anna Borg". Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
5. Christensen, Anton (17 July 2011). "Erhard Frederiksen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
6. "Artist: H. Tønnies". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2021.