1921 in Denmark
Events from the year 1921 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X
- Prime minister – Niels Neergaard
Events
- May The departure of the 5yh Thule Expedition.
Sports
- 30 March Lyngby Boldklub is founded.
- 21 August Gentofte-Vangede Idrætsforening is founded.
Cycling
- 30 July – 8 August The 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
- * Henry Brask Andersen wins gold, Erik Kjeldsen wins silver and Johan Normann wins bronze in men's sprint at the Amateur event.
- 4 August The 1921 UCI Road World Championships are held in Copenhagen
- * Willum Nielsen wins silver in Men's amateur road race.
Football
- AB wins its second Danish football championship by defeating Aarhus Gymnastikforening 30 in the final of the 1920–21 Danish National Football Tournament.
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 14 March – Lis Hartel, equestrian athlete
- 16 March - Jens Bjerre, Danish author, filmmaker and explorer
AprilJune
- 28 May Kay Werner Nielsen, cyclist
- 29 May Karen Hoff, canoeist
- 11 June Ib Spang Olsen, artist and illustrator
JulySeptember
- 1 September - Simon Spies, businessman, billionaire
OctoberDecember
- 21 November - Margrethe Schanne, ballerina
- 27 November Ole Sarvig, poet
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 2 February Antonio Jacobsen, painter
- 12 February - Troels Frederik Lund, historian
AprilJune
- 18 May - Martin Nyrop, architect
JulySeptember
OctoberDecember
- 8 October
- * Henning Frederik Feilberg, pastor, author and folklorist
- * Emma Eleonore Meyer, painter