1906 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - HM Christian IXChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
(until 29 January), HM Frederick VIIIFrederick VIII of DenmarkFrederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had... - Prime minister - J. C. ChristensenJ. C. ChristensenJens Christian Christensen , most often called J. C. Christensen with the 'J' pronounced as an 'I', was a Danish politician normally considered the most important Danish political figure between circa 1900 and 1920.Born into a West Jutland peasant family and starting as a herd boy he was educated a...
Events
- September 12 – The Inventor and aviation pioneer Jacob Christian Ellehammer makes a sustained bu tethered flightin his self-built Ellehammer semi-biplaneEllehammer semi-biplane-References:* ...
on the small island of LindholmLindholmLindholm is a Swedish surname, meaning "Linden Island", and may refer to:* Gun-Mari Lindholm , Finnish politician* Herbert Lindholm , Finnish flutist and composer* Jan Lindholm , Swedish Green Party politician...
outside Copenhagen, three years after the world’s first historical flight by the Wright brothersWright brothersThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
in 1903. The flight distance is 42 meters at an altitude of over 50 centimeters. - November 6 – Ole OlsenOle Olsen (filmmaker)Ole Olsen was a Danish film producer and the 1906 founder of Nordisk Film.Olsen was born in Tangemose, Denmark.- External links :...
founds Nordisk FilmNordisk FilmNordisk Film , established in Denmark in 1906 by Danish filmmaker Ole Olsen, is the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world. Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory" but soon changed it to the Nordisk Film Kompagni...
in ValbyValby' is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, as well as remains...
, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, making it the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world.
Births
- October 10 – Leo MathisenLeo MathisenLeo "The Lion" Mathisen was a Danish jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader. He was a leading figure of the thriving Danish scene during the years around World War II—a period which has been labelled the Golden Age of Danish Jazz—and he is considered to be one of most...
, jazz musician and singer (died 18681969 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag-Births:* February 7 – Chris Minh Doky, jazz bassist, composer, producer* May 19 – Thomas Vinterberg, film director-Deaths:... - November 8 - H. C. HansenH. C. HansenHans Christian Svane Hansen , often known as H. C. Hansen or simply H. C., was a social democrat and Prime Minister of Denmark from 29 January 1955 to 19 February 1960 as the head of the Cabinet of H. C. Hansen I and II. Before becoming Prime Minister, H. C...
, politician, former prime minister (died 19601960 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Frederik IX* Prime minister – H. C. Hansen , Viggo Kampmann-Events:* November 15 – 1960 Danish parliamentary election is held.* November 28 – Danish Academy is founded.-Births:...
)
Deaths
- January 29 - HM Christian IXChristian IX of DenmarkChristian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
(b. 1818) - February 13 – Albert GottschalkAlbert GottschalkAlbert Gottschalk was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artisticly, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen.-Biography:...
, painter (b. 1866 ) - June 8 – C. F. E. Horneman, composer (b. 18401840 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – Christian VIII* Prime minister – Otto Joachim-Events:* January 1 – An act establishes Copenhagen's minicipal constitution...
) - July 28 - August JerndorffAugust JerndorffAugust Andreas Jerndorff was a Danish painter who is best known for his portraits.-Biography:August Jarndorff was born on 25 January 1846 in Oldenburg. His parents were Just Jerndorff, painter to the Oldenburg Court, and Nancy Caroline née Jones He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts...
, painter (b. 1846)