Events from the year 1940 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning
Events
- 9 April – Operation Weserübung takes place, beginning the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany.[2]
- 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II, is born to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Sweden.
- 8 September – Grundtvig's Church is inaugurated in Copenhagen.
Sports
Badminton
- 7 November – Lillerød Badminton Club is founded in Lillerød
Football
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins their eighth Danish football championship by winning the 1939–40 Danish Championship League.
Births
January–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–June
- 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II[3]
- 21 April – Erik Hagens, painter and illustrator
- 27 April – Kaspar Rostrup, filmmaker (died 2025)
October–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–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–September
- 27 July – Gerda Wegener, painter (born 1886)
- 10 September – Gerda Madvig, painter and sculptor (born 1868)
- 28 July – Gerda Wegener, illustrator and painter (died 1885)
October–December
- 10 December – Christian Schrøder, film actor (born 1869)
- 19 December – Charlotte Norrie, nurse and women's rights activist (born 1855)[4]
References
- ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "2. Verdenskrig". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Charlotte Norrie". www.kvinfo.dk. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2019.