1909 in Denmark
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The following lists events that happened during 1909 in the Kingdom of Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VIII[1]
- Prime minister – Niels Neergaard (until 16 August), Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (until 28 October), Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
- 20 April – Women are given the right to vote in municipal elections. General women's suffrage is not introduced in Denmark until 1915.[2]
Births
- 3 January – Victor Borge, Danish-American comedian, conductor and pianist (d. 2000)
- 20 August – Martin A. Hansen, writer (d. 1955)
- 20 December – Vagn Holmboe, composer (d. 1996)
Deaths
- 27 April – Hugo Egmont Hørring, politician, prime minister of Denmark (b. 1842)
- 7 May – Joachim Andersen, flutist, conductor and composer (b. 1847)
- 9 July – Johannes Forchhammer, philologist (b. 1827)
- 19 July – Leopold Rosenfeld, composer (b. 1849)
- 25 September – Thomas Skat Rørdam, theologian and bishop (b. 1832)
- 13 October – Janus la Cour, painter (b. 1837)
- 21 November – Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-born painter (b. 1851)
- 4 December – Princess Marie of Orléans, wife of Prince Valdemar (b. 1865 in London)
- 29/30 December – Carl Emil Krarup, telegraph engineer, mainly known for the invention of the Krarup cable, a kind of loaded cable (b. 1872)
References
- ^ "Frederick VIII | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "100 år med kvinders valgret". KVINFO. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
