1920 in Denmark

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See also:Other events of 1920
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1920 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch - Christian X[1]
  • Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle (until 30 March), Otto Liebe (until 5 April), Michael Pedersen Friis (until 5 May), Niels Neergaard

Events[]

  • 29 March - Christian X dismisses the elected government, a reserve power he had under the Danish Constitution, giving rise to the constitutional crisis known as the Easter Crisis.[2]
  • 4 April - The Easter Crisis ends with Christian X's dismissal of the Cabinet of Liebe.[2]

Births[]

  • 26 February – Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (d. 1989)
  • 18 June – Grete Jalk, furniture designer (d. 2006)
  • 28 August – Keld Helmer-Petersen, photographer (d. 2013)
  • 6 November – Dagmar Andreasen, businesswoman (died 2006)

Deaths[]

  • 3 March – Theodor Philipsen, painter (b. 1840)
  • June 27 – Hack Kampmann, architect (b. 1856)
  • 7 March – Sophus Christopher Hauberg, industrialist (born 1848)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Påskekrisen 1920". Gyldendal. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
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