1942 in Denmark
Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X
- Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning, Vilhelm Buhl, Erik Scavenius
Events
- 4 May – Vilhelm Buhl is appointed to new prime minister of Denmark following Thorvald Stauning's death the previous day.
- 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen.
- 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen.
- 19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride.
- 28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis.
- 5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary in Denmark.
- 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded
Sports
- B 93 wins their 8th Danish football championship by winning their 1941–42 Danish War Tournament.
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 14 January Britt Bendixen, dance instructor and TV personality
- 9 February Kirsten Thorup, author
- 18 February – Kirsten Jacobsen, politician
- 19 March Jytte Rex, artist, author and film director
AprilJune
- 13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter
- 19 May Flemming Quist Møller, writer and illustrator
- 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer
JulySeptember
- 27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer
- 12 September – Jytte Hilden, chemical engineer and politician.
OctoberDecember
- 29 October – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer.
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 10 January – Alba Schwartz, author and novelist
- 20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator
- 30 March H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor
AprilJune
- 2 April – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist
- 3 May – Thorvald Stauning, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark
- 30 May – August Hassel, sculptor
JulySeptember
- 23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder
OctoberDecember
- 24 November – Carl Christensen, botanist
- 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