1912 in Denmark
Events from the year 1912 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VIII, Christian X
- Prime minister – Klaus Berntsen
Events
- 17 February - The Danish Union of Press Photographers is founded as the first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world.
- 22 February - MS Selandia, the world's first ocean-going diesel-powered ship, departs Copenhagen on her maiden voyage, bound for Bangkok, with two B&W four-stroke diesel engines.
- 14 May – Frederick VIII dies and his son, Christian X, becomes king of Denmark.
- 15 May The proclamation of Christian X as King of Denmark.
- 5 August - The Rebild Festival is held for the first time, delayed compared to the planned date, the American Independence on July 4, due to a period of national mourning upon King Frederik VII's sudden death. The celebrations are attended by somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people.
- 28 September - Jacob Ellehammer takes off for the first time in his self-built Ellehammer helicopter.
Culture
Music
- 27 February Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 3 are performed in public for the first time.
Sports
- 1 September Aalborg Chang is founded.
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 30 January - Finn Juhl, architect and designer
- 18 February - Gustaf Munch-Petersen, writer and painter
- 14 March - Johan Jacobsen, film director
- 30 March - Knud Rex, actor
AprilJune
- 3 April - Kjeld Philip, economist and politician
- 27 April - Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, hereditary princess
- 4 June - Robert Jacobsen, artist
- 10 June Abraham Kurland, wrestler
JulySeptember
- 10 September - Herluf Bidstrup, cartoonist
- 16 September - Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, painter and illustrator
OctoberDecember
- 1 October Anders Ejnar Andersen, politician
- 22 October - Peer Guldbrandsen, screenwriter, actor, film director and producer
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 6 January Georg Achen, painter
- 29 January – Herman Bang, writer
- 1 March - Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, politician, prime minister of Denmark
AprilJune
- 6 April – Carl Thomsen, painter
- 24 April – Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen, painter
- 14 May – Frederick VIII
- 20 May – Louis Hasselriis, sculptor
OctoberDecember
- 23 November - Vilhelm Pacht, painter
- 25 November - Moses Melchior, businessman