1953 in Denmark

Events from the year 1953 in Denmark.

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1953 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederik IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Erik Eriksen (until 30 September), Hans Hedtoft

Events

In 1953 the Danish constitution was amended, allowing for female succession to the throne. King Frederik IX's eldest daughter (and child) Princess Margrethe, replaced her uncle Prince Knud as heir-presumptive.

Sports

Badminton

• 22 March – Marie U. Nylen wins gold in Women's Singles at the All England Badminton Championships

Cycling

• Date unknown – Lucien Gillen (LUX) and Ferdinando Terruzzi (ITA) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Football

• 20 January – Boldklubben Avarta is founded.

Births

January–March

• 26 January – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark 2001–09, Secretary General of NATO 2009–14
• 29 March – Jørgen Emborg, jazz pianist

April–June

• 10 April – Søren Busk, footballer
• 15 April – Frank Andersen, ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet master
• 5 May – Lene Køppen, badminton player

July–September

• 30 July – Anne Linnet, singer, composer، and writer
• 10 September – Michael Schønwandt, conductor
• 11 September – Lars H.U.G., musician and painter

Deaths

January–March

• 22 February – Arnold Busck, bookseller, company founder (born 1871)
• 16 January – Valdemar Henckel, businessman, company founder (born 1877)
• 17 January – Hans Peter Hansen, journalist and politician (born 1872)
• 14 February – Carl Brummer, architect (born 1864)

April–June

• 30 April – Morten Pedersen Porsild, botanist (born 1872)
• 7 May – Aage Rafn, architect (born 1890)^[2]

July–September

• 27 July – Jørgen Arenholt, tennis player, competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1876)
• 24 August – Otto Andrup, museum director (born 1773)^[3]

October–December

• 25 October – Holger Pedersen, linguist (born 1867)
• 27 November – Emil Bønnelycke, poet (born 1893)