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1940 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1940 in Denmark.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Christian X
  • Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning

Events

  • 9 April – Operation Weserübung takes place, beginning the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany.
  • 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II, is born to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Sweden.

Sports

Badminton

  • 7 November – Lillerød Badminton Club is founded in Lillerød

Football

Births

January{{ndash}}March

  • 12 January Helle-Vibeke Erichsen, artist and illustrator (died 2016)
  • 14 February Eva Sørensen, sculptor and ceramist (died 2019)
  • 25 February – Thue Christiansen, greenlandic politician (died 2022)
  • 29 March – Allan Botschinsky, jazz trumpeter (died 2020)

April{{ndash}}June

  • 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II
  • 21 April Erik Hagens, painter and illustrator
  • 27 April Kaspar Rostrup, filmmaker (died 2025)

October{{ndash}}December

  • 9 October Bodil Nyboe Andersen, governor of the Bank of Denmark (died 2025)
  • 24 October Jørgen Boberg, painter and illustrator (died 2009)
  • 15 November Ulf Pilgaard, actor (died 2024)
  • 3 December Palle Jacobsen, ballet dancer (died 2009)

Deaths

January{{ndash}}March

  • 28 January – Heinrich Dohm, painter of portraits, genre works and religious paintings (born 1875)
  • 17 February Julius Paulsen, painter (born 1860)
  • 13 March – Gustav Frederik Holm, Arctic explorer, naval officer (born 1849)
  • 28 March Henrik Grønvold, painter (born 1858)
  • 25 May – Marie Krøyer, painter (born 1867)

July{{ndash}}September

  • 27 July Gerda Wegener, painter (born 1886)

October{{ndash}}December

  • 10 December – Christian Schrøder, film actor (born 1869)
  • 19 December – Charlotte Norrie, nurse and women's rights activist (born 1855)

References

References

  1. "Christian X {{!}} king of Denmark".
  2. "2. Verdenskrig". Gyldendal.
  3. "Margrethe II {{!}} queen of Denmark".
  4. (15 May 2003). "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Charlotte Norrie".
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