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1942 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Christian X
  • Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning (until 4 May), Vilhelm Buhl (until 9 November), Erik Scavenius

Events

Main article: 1942

  • 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 (Reichsbevollmächtigter) in Denmark.
  • 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded

Sports

Births

January{{ndash}}March

  • 14 January Britt Bendixen, dance instructor and TV personality (died 2023)
  • 9 February Kirsten Thorup, author
  • 18 February – Kirsten Jacobsen, politician (died 2010)
  • 19 March Jytte Rex, artist, author and film director

April{{ndash}}June

  • 13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter (died 2009)
  • 19 May Flemming Quist Møller, writer and illustrator (died 2022)
  • 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer

July{{ndash}}September

  • 27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer
  • 12 September – Jytte Hilden, chemical engineer and politician.{{cite web

October{{ndash}}December

  • 29 October – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (died 2021).

Deaths

January{{ndash}}March

  • 10 January – Alba Schwartz, author and novelist (born 1857)
  • 20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (born 1889)
  • 30 March H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor (born 1857)

April{{ndash}}June

  • 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)

July{{ndash}}September

  • 23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born 1869)

October{{ndash}}December

  • 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

References

  1. "Christian X: king of Denmark".
  2. Linvald, Steffen. (1979). "Københavns hvornår skete det". Politikens Forlag.
  3. "Friluftsliv for Alle". Friluftsrådet.
  4. Rasmussen, Hanne. (7 May 2020). "Kirsten Jacobsen (politiker)".
  5. Eva Marie Jensen. "Birgitte Alsted".
  6. Schack, May. "Vita Andersen".
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