1901 in Denmark

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List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1901 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Christian IX[1]
  • Prime minister – Hannibal Sehested (until 24 May), Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Events[]

  • 3 April – The 1901 Folketing election is held. It was the first use of a secret ballot in Denmark.
  • 24 June – The Frilandsmuseet open-air museum is inaugurated in its present-day location north of Copenhagen.[2]
  • 24 July – Systemskiftet ("the change of system"): with the appointment of the Cabinet of Deuntzer, parliamentarism is instituted in Denmark,[3] and with the exception of the Easter Crisis of 1920 no Danish government since 1901 has been formed against the vote of a majority of the members of the Folketing.
  • 30 August – A royal decrete opens the King's Gate to Rosenborg Castle Garden, at the corner of Gothersgade and Kronprinsessegade, to the public.[2]
  • 25 September – The Ny Carlsberg Foundation is established.[2]
  • 28 November – Øksnehallen opens in the Meatpacking District in Copenhagen.[2]

Undated[]

  • The first automobile is registered in Copenhagen.
  • The first kindergarten with public support in Denmark is established and inaugurated at Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. Private kindergartens had been known since 1871.[4]

Births[]

  • 20 February – Mogens Lassen, architect (died 1987)
  • 9 July – Peter Sekaer, photographer (died 1950)
  • 25 August – Kjeld Abell, playwright (died 1961)

Deaths[]

  • 19 January – Henrik August Flindt, landscape architect (born 1822)
  • 6 February – Christian Frederik Lütken, zoologist ad naturalist (born 1827)
  • 19 October – Carl Frederik Tietgen, industrialist and bankier (born 1829)
  • 31 October – Frederik Christian Lund, painter and illustrator (born 1826)
  • 16 November – Theobald Stein, sculptor (born 1829)
  • 29 November – Ludvig Grundtvig, photographer (born 1836)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "1901". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ Andrén, Nils (1981). "Five Roads to Parliamentary Democracy". In Allardt, Erik; Andrén, Nils; Friis, Erik J. (eds.). Nordic Democracy - Ideas, Issues, and Institutions in Politics, Economy, Education, Social and Cultural Affairs of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Det Danske Selskab. p. 46. ISBN 87-7429-040-1.
  4. ^ "Første børnehave og børnehavklasse i Danmark" (in Danish). Biblioteksvagten.dk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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