1916 in Denmark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 1916 List of years in Denmark | ||||
Events from the year 1916 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
- 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.
Births
- 28 February – Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist (died 2017)
- 27 April – Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer (died 2001)
- 14 August – Grethe Philip, politician (died 2016)[2]
Deaths
- 13 February – Vilhelm Hammershøi, painter (born 1864)
- 20 June – Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1843)
- 22 July – Hans Jørgen Holm, architect (born 1835)
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Credit:
(see original file).
