1942 in Denmark
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 1942 List of years in Denmark | ||||
Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning (until 4 May), Vilhelm Buhl (until 9 November), Erik Scavenius
Events
- 4 May – Vilhelm Buhl is appointed to new prime minister of Denmark following Thorvald Stauning's death the previous day.[2]
- 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen.[2]
- 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen.[2]
- 19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride.[2]
- 28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis.[2]
- 5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary (Reichsbevollmächtigter) in Denmark.[2]
- 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded[3]
Undated
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2011) |
Births
- 13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter (died 2009)
- 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer
- 27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer
- 12 September – Jytte Hilden, chemical engineer and politician.[4]
Deaths
- 20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (born 1889)
- 2 April – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist (born 1869)
- 3 May – Thorvald Stauning, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1873)
- 30 May – August Hassel, sculptor (born 1864)
- 23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born 1869)
- 24 November – Carl Christensen, botanist (born 1872)
- 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 (born 1873)
References
- ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Linvald, Steffen (1979). Københavns hvornår skete det (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. ISBN 87-567-3172-8. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Friluftsliv for Alle" (PDF) (in Danish). Friluftsrådet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Jytte Hilden (1942 - )". kvinfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
