1961 in Denmark

← 1960 1959 1958 1961 in Denmark → 1962 1963 1964
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1961 List of years in Denmark

The following are events of the year 1961 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

• Monarch – Frederick IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Viggo Kampmann

Events[]

• 28 March – The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court is created by act.

Births[]

• 28 May – Frank Jensen, politician, lord mayor of Copenhagen
• 19 November – Pernille Svarre, athlete^[2]

Deaths[]

• 6 June – Frants Nielsen, sport shooter, competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1874)
• 18 September – Hans Denver, sport shooter, competitor at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics (born 1876)
• 20 December
  • Johannes Larsen, nature painter (born 1867)
  • Johan Frederik Steffensen, mathematician, statistician and actuary, professor of actuarial science at the University of Copenhagen 1923–43 (born 1873)

See also[]

• 1961 in Danish television

References[]