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2009 At the 21st NATO Summit, new Secretary General, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is appointed
1998 Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned 1995 Peter Refn, Danish journalist/director (Violets are Blue), dies at 54 1995 Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years, dies at 60 of a pulmonary embolism 1994 Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish immunologist (Nobel prize 1984), dies at 82 1994 Frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina and F), murdered at 61 1994 Harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81 1993 Kenny Drew, US/Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64 1993 Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty 1993 Harry Elstrom, Danish/Belgian sculptor, dies at 86 1993 Erik Mork, Danish actor (Europe), dies at 67 1993 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at 80 1992 Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty International, dies 1992 Edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies 1990 Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70 1989 Danish parliament allows legal marriage among homosexuals 1977 Johanna Andersen-Nexo, wife of Danish poet Martin A-N, dies at 74 1977 Social-democrats win Danish parliamentary election 1975 Jacob Paludan, Danish pharmacist/writer (Sloret Sandhed), dies at 79 1973 Mark Larsen, born in Denmark, jockey, rode "Vetrotex" to victory in his first Danish Derby, son of Ole Larsen 1973 Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish baritone/actor (Luxury Liner), dies at 82 1972 Danish population votes for European Common Market membership 1972 Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112 1971 Arne Jacobsen, Danish Architect 1968 Rasmus Lerdorf, Danish Scientist 1968 Carl T Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'Arc), dies 1967 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 1965 Connie Nielsen, Danish Actress 1965 John Jensen, Danish Athlete 1965 Bjorn Lomborg, Danish Scientist 1964 Greek king Constantine II marries Danish princess Anne-Marie 1963 Lars Ulrich, Danish/US heavy metal drummer, Metallica-Kill 'em All 1962 Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (atom, Nobel 1922), dies at 77 1962 Isak Dinesen, Danish Writer 1962 Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Vredens Son), dies at 64 1961 Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright/director of Tivoli, dies at 59 1959 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 1958 Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph-stipulation), dies at 79 1957 Haakon VII (CF Charles WA), Danish king of Norway (1905-57), dies 1957 Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer (Martha og Maria), dies at 82 1956 Lars von Trier, Danish Director 1954 Martin Anderson Nexo, Danish poet and writer (Pelle Erobreren), dies at 84 1953 Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish Statesman 1952 Hans Abrahamsen, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, composer, musician, played French horn, studied at Royal Danish Academy of Music, compositions employ New Simplicity style 1952 Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st President of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70 1950 Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish Scientist 1950 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish Author 1946 Peter Martins, Danish actor 1946 Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer and conductor, dies at 63 1946 Anne-Marie, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX 1945 Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Brunkul), dies at 39 1945 Lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary 1945 Jorgen Nielsen, Danish writer (romance), dies at 42 1944 Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies 1944 Danish resistance fails on assault on Taarbaek Fort near Copenhagen 1944 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated 1944 Benedikte, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX 1943 Hitler orders deportation of Danish Jews (unsuccessful) 1942 German occupiers put Erik Scavenius as Danish premier 1940 Marie Bregendahl, Danish author (& dodsnat), dies at 72 1937 Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66 1936 Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74 1935 Swedish princess Ingrid marries Danish crown prince Frederik (IX) 1934 Henning Kronstam, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years 1934 Borge Andersen, born in Denmark, Danish Chess Champion, 1967, 68 1933 Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish Pole explorer (Thule), dies at 54 1932 Per Norgard, born in Gentofte, Denmark, composer, famous 20th century Danish composer, music features use of infinity series for serializing melody, harmony, rhythm in musical composition 1931 Ib Norholm, born in Soborg, Copenhagen, Danish organist, composer, won Carl Nielsen Prize, 1971, wrote opera, 'The Young Park' 1930 Jeppe Aakjaer, Danish journalist, author and poet (Rugens sange), dies at 63 1928 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 1927 Georg Brandes, Cohen, Danish literary-historian/critic, dies at 85 1926 Danish Madsen government, forms 1926 Johan LE Dreyer, Danish astronomer (Catalog of Nebulae), dies at 74 1925 Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80 1925 1st transmission of Danish state radio 1923 Erik Aalbaek Jensen, Danish vicar/author, Perleporten 1923 Leif Panduro, Danish writer, 'k Have varnish on traditions 1921 Ole Sarvig, Danish writer/critic, Limbo, Glem Ikke 1919 Max Heindel, Danish Celebrity 1918 Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence 1918 Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown 1918 Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Helten), dies at 40 1918 Jorn Utzon, Danish architect, Sydney Opera House 1917 U.S. purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands 1916 Ove J Abildgaard, Danish poet, Uglegylp 1916 Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the U.S. for $25 million 1915 Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet/WWII resistance fighter, Skoven 1914 Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist 1914 Jacob August Riis, Danish Journalist 1912 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor, great iron sculptures 1909 Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies 1906 Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author, Ballade pa Nytorv 1906 Harry Elstrom, Danish/Belgian sculptor, Great Passion, Black Christ 1905 Hans Scherfig, Danish marxist and writer, Idealister, Frydenholm 1904 Niels Ryberg Finnen, Danish physician (Nobel 1903), dies 1904 Karen Aabye, Danish author, Less bedstemor there jomfru 1903 Hans C. Branner, Danish writer, Toys, Horse Rider 1903 Jens A. Schade, Danish writer, Schadebogen, Losses Hojsang 1902 Jorgen Nielsen, Danish author, regional novels 1902 Arne Jacobsen, Danish Architect 1901 Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright/director, Tivoli 1900 Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist, dies at 49 1898 Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer, History of Sascha 1898 Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic, Fiskerne, Slaven 1897 Knudage Riisager, Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer, Quaarrtsiluni 1896 Jacob Paludan, Danish pharmacist/writer, Jorgen Stein 1893 Kay Fisker, Danish architect, Hornbeck House, Copenhagen 1893 Kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist/anthropologist, Eskimos 1890 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 1890 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77 1889 Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director, Passion of Jeanne d'arc 1887 Meir Aron Goldschmidt, Danish writer (Ravnen, Hjemlos), dies at 67 1887 Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75 1885 Isak Dinesen, Danish writer, Out of Africa, 7 Gothic Tales 1885 Karen Blixen-Finecke, Dinesen, Danish writer, Out of Africa 1883 Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer and conductor, Sulamith 1879 Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish pole explorer, Thule 1879 Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist, ph tests 1879 Johannes Bronsted, Danish physical chemist, acid-base reactions 1878 Harald Kidde, Danish writer, Aage og Else 1876 Frederik Paludan-Muller, Danish poet (Abels dod), dies at 67 1875 Hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, dies at 70 1875 Hans Christian Anderson, Danish Author 1874 Johannes Anker Larsen, Danish writer, Vises Sten 1873 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish Author 1870 Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist 1870 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, Greenland 1869 Martin Anderson Nexo, Danish poet and writer, Tabte Generation 1867 Marie Bregendahl, Danish author, Holger Hauge og hans Hustru 1866 Jeppe Aakjaer, Danish journalist, author and poet, Vredens Born 1865 Max Heindel, Danish Celebrity 1863 Danish prince Wilhelm Georg of Sleeswok-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg chosen as king George of Greece 1862 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 1861 Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer, Dynaes-Digte 1860 Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter, The Miner 1859 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies 1855 Soren A Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher/theologist, dies at 42 1852 Johan L. E. Dreyer, Danish astronomer, New general catalogue of nebulae 1851 Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist 1849 Danish National Day-Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy 1849 Jacob August Riis, Danish Journalist 1848 Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) 1844 Alexandra, Danish princess, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1842 Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist 1842 Georg Brandes, Morris Cohen, Danish literary-historian/critic 1832 Rasmus Rask, Danish language scholar, dies at 44 1832 Daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45 1831 Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 1830 Camille Pissaro, Danish Antillean/French painter, impressionism 1830 Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary/historian, dies at 69 1826 Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Labyrinth), dies 1820 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer, Phantasterne 1819 Meir A Goldschmidt, Danish writer/publisher, Corsaren and Jode 1817 Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist, composer and conductor 1811 Ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier, 1863- 1810 Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega, Danish West Indies, baroness 1809 Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65 1809 Frederik Paludan-Muller, Danish Romantic poet, Danserinden 1807 Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70 1805 Hans Christian Anderson, Danish Author 1800 Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet, Ritornellen 1791 Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering discovers Alaska 1790 Carsten Hauch, Danish writer 1789 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author, Tomorrow- og Aftensange 1780 Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung 1770 Bertel Thowwaldsen, Danish sculptor 1768 Frederick VI, Danish king, 1808-39, ; lost Norway to Sweden, 1814 1764 Hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe, dies at 69 1764 Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84 1764 Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist, Danske V'rker 1760 Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary, Om sku skuespillerkunsten 1754 Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52 1754 Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 1741 Alaska discovered by Danish explorer Vitus Bering 1736 Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician 1701 Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect, Christiansborg Castle 1697 Niels Juel, Danish Admiral (Oland, Moen, Kjogebocht), dies at 67 1694 Hans A. Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe 1684 Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder, Danish and Norwegian literature 1679 Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer 1676 Battle at land: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1675 Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52 1659 Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg 1638 Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer 1629 Emperor Ferdinand II and Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lubeck 1629 Niels Juel, Danish Admiral, Oland, Moen, Kjogebocht 1626 Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV 1622 Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder 1619 Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44 1574 Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II 1560 Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 1538 Danish king Christian III enters Schmalkaldische Union 1537 King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church" 1536 Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions 1523 Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere 1520 Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden 1513 Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king 1370 Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV 1367 League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV 1360 Danish King Waldemar IV destroys Visby Gotland 1201 Absalon Assersson, Danish archbishop of Lund/statesman, dies 1002 English king Ethelred II launches massacre of Danish settlers 871 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army 871 Battle at Basing: Danish invasion army beats Ethelred of Wessex 871 Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army 871 Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army 870 Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army |
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