Events from the year 1916 in Denmark.
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Incumbents edit
- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle
Events edit
- 16 April – The adoption of Retsplejeloven introduces a major reform of the Danish judicial system with effect from 1 October 1919.
- 4 August – the Treaty of the Danish West Indies is signed, transferring sovereignty of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States. The transaction was finalised in 1917.
Sports edit
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- B 93 wins the third Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Kjøbenhavns Boldklub 3–2 in the final
Births edit
- 28 February – Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist (died 2017)
- 27 April – Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer (died 2001)
- 30 May – Karen Lachmann, fencer (died 1962)
- 7 August – Mogens Andersen, artist (died 2003)
- 14 August – Grethe Philip, politician (died 2016)[2]
Deaths edit
- 13 February – Vilhelm Hammershøi, painter (born 1864)
- 26 April – Gustav Adolph Hagemann, engineer and businessman (born 1842)
- 20 June – Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1843)
- 22 July – Hans Jørgen Holm, architect (born 1835)
References edit
- ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Harding, Merete; Larsen, Helge (2 August 2017). "Grethe Philip". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 2 December 2021.