1942 in Denmark

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See also:Other events of 1942
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Christian X[1]
  • Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning (until 4 May), Vilhelm Buhl (until 9 November), Erik Scavenius

Events[]

  • 4 May – Vilhelm Buhl is appointed to new prime minister of Denmark following Thorvald Stauning's death the previous day.[2]
  • 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen.[2]
  • 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen.[2]
  • 19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride.[2]
  • 28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis.[2]
  • 5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary (Reichsbevollmächtigter) in Denmark.[2]
  • 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded[3]

Undated[]

Births[]

Jytte Hilden
  • 13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter (died 2009)
  • 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer
  • 27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer
  • 12 September – Jytte Hilden, chemical engineer and politician.[4]
  • 29 October – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (died 2021).[5]

Deaths[]

  • 20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (born 1889)
  • 2 April – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist (born 1869)
  • 3 May – Thorvald Stauning, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1873)
  • 30 May – August Hassel, sculptor (born 1864)
  • 23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born 1869)
  • 24 November – Carl Christensen, botanist (born 1872)
  • 12 December – Benedict Nordentoft, educator and cleric, co-founder of a Danish community with a Lutheran church and a folk high school in Solvang, California (born 1873)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Linvald, Steffen (1979). Københavns hvornår skete det (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. ISBN 87-567-3172-8. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Friluftsliv for Alle" (PDF) (in Danish). Friluftsrådet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Jytte Hilden (1942 - )". kvinfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ Schack, May. "Vita Andersen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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