1904 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1904 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Christian IX[1]
- Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer
Events
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- 12 February – Politikens Ekstrablad is published for the first time.[2]
- 7 August – The inauguration of Ribe Cathedral.
- 27 August – The inauguration of Odense Canal in Odense is attended by the king.
- 17 September – The first Danish cinema, Kosmorama at Østerbrogade in Copenhagen, opens.[3]
Undated
[edit]- April – The fingerprint technique is adopted by the Copenhagen Police Force.[3]
- The electrified tramway is extended from Tuborg to Klampenborg.[3]
- The first vacuum cleaners arrive in the country.[3]
Sports
[edit]- 21 August – Fremad Valby is founded.
- 10 September – Thorvald Ellegaard wins silver in men's sprint at the 1904 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births
[edit]- 26 March – Leck Fischer, writer and playwright (died 1956)[4]
- 5 May – Frederik Marcus Knuth (taxonomist) and count of Knuthenborg (died 1970)
- 25 June – Poul Sørensen, politician (died 1969)
Deaths
[edit]- 24 September – Niels Ryberg Finsen (born 1860, in the Faroe Islands)
- 6 December – Johan Bartholdy, composer (born 1853)
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "1905" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "1904". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ Munch-Petersen, Erland (17 July 2011). "Leck Fischer". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 22 January 2022 – via lex.dk.
