1942 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1942 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X ^[1]
• Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning (until 4 May), Vilhelm Buhl (until 9 November), Erik Scavenius

Events

Main article: 1942

• 4 May – Vilhelm Buhl is appointed to new prime minister of Denmark following Thorvald Stauning's death the previous day. ^[2]
• 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen. ^[2]
• 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen. ^[2]
• 19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride. ^[2]
• 28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis. ^[2]
• 5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary ( Reichsbevollmächtigter ) in Denmark. ^[2]
• 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded ^[3]

Sports

• B 93 wins their 8th Danish football championship by winning their 1941–42 Danish War Tournament.

Births

January–March

• 14 January – Britt Bendixen, dance instructor and TV personality (died 2023)
• 9 February – Kirsten Thorup, author

Jytte Hilden

• 18 February – Kirsten Jacobsen, politician (died 2010) ^[4]
• 19 March – Jytte Rex, artist, author and film director

April–June

• 13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter (died 2009)
• 19 May – Flemming Quist Møller, writer and illustrator (died 2022)
• 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer ^[5]

July–September

• 27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer
• 12 September – Jytte Hilden, chemical engineer and politician. ^[6]

October–December

• 29 October – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (died 2021). ^[7]

Deaths

January–March

• 10 January – Alba Schwartz, author and novelist (born 1857)
• 20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (born 1889)
• 30 March – H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor (born 1857)

April–June

• 2 April – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist (born 1869)
• 3 May – Thorvald Stauning, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1873)
• 30 May – August Hassel, sculptor (born 1864)

July–September

• 23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born 1869)

October–December

• 24 November – Carl Christensen, botanist (born 1872)
• 12 December – Benedict Nordentoft, educator and cleric, co-founder of a Danish community with a Lutheran church and a folk high school in Solvang, California (born 1873)

References

1. "Christian X: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. Linvald, Steffen (1979). Københavns hvornår skete det (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. ISBN   87-567-3172-8 . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. "Friluftsliv for Alle" (PDF) (in Danish). Friluftsrådet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
4. Rasmussen, Hanne; Brandt, Ulrik (7 May 2020). "Kirsten Jacobsen (politiker)" [Kirsten Jacobsen (politician)]. Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. Eva Marie Jensen. "Birgitte Alsted". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
6. "Jytte Hilden (1942 - )". kvinfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
7. Schack, May. "Vita Andersen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.