1931 in Denmark

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1931
in
Denmark

Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:Other events of 1931
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1931 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Christian X[1]
  • Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning

Events[]

  • 31 August – Karen Blixen returns to Denmark after living 28 years in Kenya, settling at her native Rungstedlund.[2]

Undated[]

The arts[]

Music[]

  • 14 August – Premiere performance of Carl Nielsen's Commotio, the composer's last major work, in Aarhus Cathedral.

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • 16 January – Carl Hansen Ostenfeld, botanist (born 1873)
  • 18 February – Peter Elfelt, photographer (born 1866)
  • 4 May – Christian Klengenberg, whaler, trapper and trader (born 1869)
  • 7 June – Arnold Krog, designer (born 1856)
  • 8 August – Einar Hein, landscape painter associated with the "Skagen Painters" (born 1875)
  • 3 December – Carl Nielsen, composer (born 1865)
  • 23 December – Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld, engineer (born 1866)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Karen Blixen i Afrika". Karen Blixen Museet. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
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