1906 in Denmark
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See also: | Other events of 1906 List of years in Denmark |
Events from the year 1906 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX (until 29 January),[1] Frederick VIII[2]
- Prime minister – J. C. Christensen
Events
- 30 January – The proclamation of Frederik CIII as King of Denmark.
- 12 September – The inventor and aviation pioneer Jacob Christian Ellehammer makes a sustained but tethered flight in his self-built Ellehammer semi-biplane on the small island of Lindholm [da] outside Copenhagen, three years after the world’s first historical flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. The flight distance is 42 meters at an altitude of over 50 centimeters.
- 6 November – Ole Olsen founds Nordisk Film in Valby, Copenhagen, making it the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world.[3]
Culture
Music
- 11 November – Carl Nielsen's opera Maskarade premieres at the Royal Danish Theatre-
Sports
- 5 August – Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1906 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births
- 27 February – Søren Kristian Toubro, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder (died 1982)
- 2 October – Arne Sørensen, politician (died 1978)
- 10 October – Leo Mathisen, jazz musician and singer (died 1969)
- 8 November – H. C. Hansen, politician, former prime minister (died 1960)
Full date unknown
- Aage Thaarup, fashion designer (died 1987)
Deaths
January–March
- 29 January – Christian IX (born 1818)[1]
- 13 February – Albert Gottschalk, painter (born 1866)
- 7 March – Oscar Wanscher, surgeon (born 1846)[4]
April–June
- 12 April – Søren Anton van der Aa Kühle, brewer and businessman (born 1849)
- 5 May– Andreas Riis Carstensen, painter (born 1844)
- 8 June – C. F. E. Horneman, composer (born 1840)
July–September
- 28 July – August Jerndorff, painter (born 1846)
October–December
- 29 October – Jacob Heinrich Moresco, businessman (born 1828)
References
- ^ a b "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Frederik VIII | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Brief History about Copenhagen". Copenhagen Portal. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
- ^ "Kølpin, Alexander" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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