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1931 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1931 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian X
Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning

Events

Main article: 1931

31 August – Karen Blixen returns to Denmark after living 28 years in Kenya, settling at her native Rungstedlund.

The arts

Music

14 August – Premiere performance of Carl Nielsen's Commotio, the composer's last major work, in Aarhus Cathedral.

Sports

Cycling

21–30 August The 1931 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen
- Willy Hansen wins gold in men's sprint.
- Helger Harder, Willy Gervin and Anker Meyer-Andersen win gold, silver and bronze in men's sprint at the Amateur event.
26 August Henry Hansen wins gold in Amateur Road Race at the 1931 UCI Road World Championships.

Football

Frem wins their second Danish football championship by winning the 1930–31 Danish Championship League.
4 August Holbæk B&I is founded.

Births

7 July – Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt, film director and screenwriter (died 2018)
15 December – Klaus Rifbjerg, writer (died 2015)

Deaths

January{{ndash}}March

16 January – Carl Hansen Ostenfeld, botanist (born 1873)
18 February – Peter Elfelt, photographer (born 1866)

April{{ndash}}June

15 April – Knud V. Engelhardt, industrial designer (born 1882)
4 May – Christian Klengenberg, whaler, trapper and trader (born 1869)
7 June – Arnold Krog, designer (born 1856)
17 June Holger F. Struer, chemist and company founder (born 1846)

July{{ndash}}September

8 August – Einar Hein, landscape painter associated with the "Skagen Painters" (born 1875)
23 September – Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld, engineer (born 1866)

October{{ndash}}December

3 October – Carl Nielsen, composer (born 1865)
20 December – Edvard Brandes, politician, author and editor (born 1847)

References

"Christian X {{!}} king of Denmark".
"Karen Blixen i Afrika". Karen Blixen Museet.

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