1900 in Denmark

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← 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

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

Incumbents[]

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

Events[]

• 27 April — The Cabinet of Sehested is formed by Hannibal Sehested of the conservative party after Hugo Egmont Hørring's resignation as Council President.
• 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.

Undated[]

Births[]

• 11 April – Kai Normann Andersen, composer and film score composer (d. 1967)
• 6 May Vilhelm Hansen, cartoonist and illustrator (d. 1992)
• 16 May – Aage Winther-Jørgensen, actor (d. 1967)
• 27 July – Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (d. 1976)
• 8 September – Alice O'Fredericks, film director (d. 1968)
• 29 November – Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, author (d. 1958)

Deaths[]

• 1 March – Edvard Helsted, composer (b. 1816)
• 10 March – Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer (b. 1805)
• 9 May – Carit Etlar, author [(bo. 1816)
• 29 May – Carl Lange, physician and psychologist (b. 1834)
• 18 June – Johan Kjeldahl, chemist (b. 1849)

References[]