1916 in Denmark

Events from the year 1916 in Denmark.

← 1915 1914 1913 1916 in Denmark → 1917 1918 1919
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1916 List of years 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.

Sports

Date unknown

• B 93 wins the third Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Kjøbenhavns Boldklub 3–2 in the final

Births

• 28 February – Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist (died 2017)
• 27 April – Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer (died 2001)
• 30 May – Karen Lachmann, fencer (died 1962)
• 7 August – Mogens Andersen, artist (died 2003)
• 14 August – Grethe Philip, politician (died 2016)^[2]

Deaths

• 13 February – Vilhelm Hammershøi, painter (born 1864)
• 26 April – Gustav Adolph Hagemann, engineer and businessman (born 1842)
• 22 May – Sara Ulrik, flower painter (born 1855)
• 20 June – Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1843)
• 22 July – Hans Jørgen Holm, architect (born 1835)
• 26 November – Nielsine Petersen, sculptor (born 1853)