1900 in Denmark

The following lists events that happened during 1900 in the Kingdom of Denmark.

← 1899 1898 1897 1900 in Denmark → 1901 1902 1903
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1900 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Hugo Egmont Hørring (until 27 April), Hannibal Sehested (council president)

Events

 

6 May; The inauguration of Christ Church.

• 27 April — The Cabinet of Sehested is formed by Hannibal Sehested of the conservative party after Hugo Egmont Hørring's resignation as Council President.
• 6 May – The Christ Church on Enghave Plads in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
• 8 May — Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen is founded by Isabelle Brockenhuus-Løwenhielm and pastor Vilhelm Kold from Indre Mission.^[2]
• 18 May — The Danish Unitarian Church Society is founded as Det Fri Kirkesamfund.

Sports

• 2 July – Boldklubben Union is founded.
• 10 December – Hellerup IK is founded.

Births

January–March

• 15 January – William Heinesen, author (died 1991)
• 6 February – Gerda Bengtsson, textile artist (died 1995)
• 14 March – Peter Bang, engineer (died 1957)

April–June

• 11 April – Kai Normann Andersen, composer and film score composer (d. 1967)
• 6 May – Vilhelm Hansen, cartoonist and illustrator (d. 1992)
• 8 May – Harald Salomon, medallist and sculptor (d. 1990)
• 16 May – Aage Winther-Jørgensen, actor (d. 1967)

July–September

• 23 July – Inger Margrethe Boberg, folklore researcher and writer (d. 1957)^[3]
• 27 July – Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (d. 1976)
• 8 September – Alice O'Fredericks, film director (d. 1968)

October–December

• 29 November – Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, author (d. 1938)

Deaths

January–March

• 4 February – Albert Schou, photographer (b. 1849)
• 1 March – Edvard Helsted, composer (b. 1816)
• 10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer (b. 1805)

April–June

• 9 May – Carit Etlar, author (b. 1816)
• 29 May – Carl Lange, physician and psychologist (b. 1834)

October–December

• 18 June – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (b. 1849)
• 25 December – Holger Hvidtfeldt Jerichau, painter (b. 1861)
• 20 December – Georg Petersen, businessman (born 1820)^[4]

References

1. "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "Historick overblik". Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
3. "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Inger Boberg". kvinfo.dk. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
4. f"Georg Petersen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.