1914 in Denmark
Events from the year 1914 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X
- Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
- January - Film censorship is abolished.
- 21 January - The Jerusalem Church in Tigensgade in Copenhagen is destroyed in a fire.
- 17 February - The first smørrebrød shop opens in Copenhagen.
- 7 March - Simon's Church is inaugurated in Copenhagen.
- 1 August - The government declares Denmark's neutrality in World War I.
- 31 August - The first 1 krone bank notes enter circulation.
- 19 September - The Lurblæserne monument is completed at City Hall Square in Copenhagen.
- 3 October - St. Augustine's Church on Jagtvej in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
- 20 December - A large Christmas tree is for the first time lit on City Hall Square in Copenhagen.
Sports
Date unknown
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the second Danish National Football Tournament by defeating B 93 42 in the final.
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 13 January – Osa Massen, actress
- 4 February Jette Bang photographer
- 3 March – Asger Jorn, painter
AprilJune
- 2 April – Hans Wegner, furniture designer
- 13 April – Børge Mogensen, furniture designer
JulySeptember
- 5 July – Gerda Gilboe, actress and singer
- 14 August – Poul Hartling, politician, former prime minister
- 15 September Jens Otto Krag, politician
- 21 September Tonny Ahm, badminton player
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 11 January – Carl Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist and arts patron
- 12 January
- * Anton Dorph, painter
- * Louise Phister, actress
- 27 January Mogens Ballin, painter and silversmith
AprilJune
- 1 April Sophus Mads Jørgensen, chemist
JulySeptember
- 4 July – Anna Syberg, painter, one of the "Funen Painters"
- 13 August – Anders Petersen, historian
OctoberDecember
- 24 November - Carl Wentorf, artist
- 10 December Valdemar Riise, pharmacist
- 11 December Nathan Heine, lawyer