1947 in Denmark

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

←

Flag of Denmark.svg
 1947
in
Denmark

→

Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:Other events of 1947
List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1947 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Christian X (until 20 April), Frederick IX (starting 20 April)[1]
  • Prime minister – Knud Kristensen (until 13 November), Hans Hedtoft (starting 13 November)[2]

Events[]

  • 20 April – King Christian X dies, and is succeeded on the throne by his son, King Frederick IX.[1]
  • 13 November – Prime Minister Knud Kristensen resigns following a motion of no confidence, and is replaced by Hans Hedtoft.[2]

Births[]

  • 29 April – Jacob Holdt, photographer

Deaths[]

  • 10 January – August Blom, film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films (born 1869)
  • 15 January – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (born 1866)
  • 20 April – Christian X, King of Denmark (born 1870)[3]
  • 29 April – Ove Paulsen, botanist, professor at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen 1920–1947 (born 1874)
  • 4 May – Cathrine Horsbøl, firmotiremaker (born 1872)
  • 25 June – Oluf Olsson, gymnast, silver medallist at the 1906 Intercalated Games, bronze medallist at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1873)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Lentz, Harris M. (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 221. ISBN 9781134264902.
  3. ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
Retrieved from ""