1957 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – HM Frederik IX
- Prime minister – 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...
Births
- March 39 – Stig L. AnderssonStig L. AnderssonStig L. Anderson is a Danish landscape architect, founder and Creative Director of Copenhagen-based SLA which has developed into a interdisciplinary organisation working with landscape, urban spaces and urban planning....
, landscape architect - April 28 – Tøger SeidenfadenTøger SeidenfadenTøger Seidenfaden was a Danish journalist and political scientist, and, from 1993 until his death, editor-in-chief of the broadsheet newspaper Politiken. His father, Erik Seidenfaden, was also a journalist....
, journalist, editor-in-chief of PolitikenPolitikenPolitiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
(d. 20112011 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark* Prime minister - Lars Løkke Rasmussen-January–March:* January 13 – Lene Espersen, party leader of the Danish Conservative Party, announces her resignation from the post after a period of intense criticism in the media and from...
) - September 11 – Preben Elkjær, footballer
- December 13 – Lars SchwanderLars SchwanderLars Schwander is a Danish photographer and gallerist. As a photographer he is most known for his portraits of international artists. In 1996 he founded Fotografisk Center in Copenhagen, an exhibition space for art photography....
, photographer, gallerist
Deaths
- May 21 – Jens SøndergaardJens SøndergaardJens Søndergaard was a Danish expressionist painter. He specialised in strongly coloured landscapes depicting his feelings for the power of nature and the sea. Søndergaard won both national and international acclaim.-Biography:...
, painter (born 18951895 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – Tage Reedtz-Thott-Deaths:* December 4 – Johannes Helms, writer and schoolmaster...
) - June 17 – Olaf RudeOlaf RudeOlaf Rude was a Danish painter who was born in Estonia. As a child, he moved with his family to Frejlev on the island of Lolland. He is remembered in particular for his paintings of oak trees at Skejten on Lolland, two of which can be seen at Christiansborg.In 1905, he studied at the Copenhagen...
, painter (born 18861886 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Deaths:* December 12 – Johan Nicolai Madvig, philologist and politician...
) - September 2 – Peter FreuchenPeter FreuchenPeter Freuchen, born Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist.-Biography:...
, explorer, writer, traveller (born 18861886 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian IX* Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup-Deaths:* December 12 – Johan Nicolai Madvig, philologist and politician...