1994 Rasmussen government in Denmark, resigns
1994 In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, made
1992 Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship
1991 Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former U.S.S.R. Baltic reps
1982 Jorgensen government in Denmark resigns
1973 74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
1973 Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, tennis star
1973 Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market
1972 Frederik IX, [Christiaan FFMKW], king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72
1971 Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark
1970 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship
1968 Helena Christensen, Copenhagen Denmark, model/actress, Inferno
1968 Helle Michaelsen, Alborg Denmark, playmate, Aug, 1988
1968 Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61
1968 Frederik, Heir Apparent Crown Prince of Denmark
1968 Malika Mahfoud, Copenhagen Denmark, golfer, Gippsland Ladies Amateur
1967 Karina Orum, Denmark, golfer, Scandinavian champion 1989
1967 Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for EG membership
1966 Tine Scheuer-Larsen, Denmark, tennis star
1966 Katrine Michaelsen, Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark, 1984
1964 Soren Henriksen, Denmark cricket all-rounder, 86-94 ICC, Lancs 85-86
1964 Jens Otto Krag forms minority government in Denmark
1964 Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark
1962 Thomas Mork, Denmark, actor, Krystalbarnet, Bryggeren
1962 Brigitte Nielsen, born in Eisinore, Denmark, actress, Red Sonja, Rocky IV
1961 Merete Van Kemp, Denmark, actress, Grace-Dallas, Princess Daisy
1961 Mike Tramp, Denmark, heavy metal rocker, White Lion-Mane Attraction
1958 Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87
1958 Ole Mortensen, cricketer, pace bowler for Derbyshire and Denmark
1955 HC Hansen appointed premier of Denmark
1955 Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51
1953 Denmark adopts a new constitution
1949 Eugenie Anderson is 1st woman U.S. ambassador
1949 Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey
1948 Radio Denmark begins transmitting
1947 Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark
1947 Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76
1947 King Frederik IX of Denmark crowned
1946 Lee Oskar, born in Denmark, rock harmonicist, War-Why Can't We Be Friends
1946 Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1945 Netherlands and Denmark liberated from Nazi control
1945 German troops in Netherlands, Denmark and Norway surrender
1944 Torben Jensen, Denmark, actor, Taxa, Hayfever, Watch Me Fly, Guldregn
1944 Iceland declares independence from Denmark at Thingvallir, Iceland
1944 Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1944 Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark
1943 Germans attack Jews in Denmark
1943 Susanne Jagd, Denmark, actress, Between the Sheets, Tinderbox
1943 Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany
1943 Denmark, declares a universal strike against Nazi occupiers
1941 Harald Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver
1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark in WW II
1940 Anna Karina, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Alphaville
1940 Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 1972-
1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II, Denmark surrenders
1939 Erik Hansen, Denmark, 1K kayak 1960 Olympics gold
1938 Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark
1934 English King George V weds princess Marina of Greece/Denmark
1934 Bent Peter Rasch, Denmark, canoe 1952 Olympics gold
1934 Borge Andersen, born in Denmark, Danish Chess Champion, 1967, 68
1934 Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver
1932 Nina Van Pallandt, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, actress, American Gigolo
1929 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark
1928 Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer, Natl Ballet of Canada
1928 Paul B Elvstrom, Denmark, yachter, Olympics gold 1948, 52, 56, 60
1928 Hans Nielsen, Denmark, lightweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold
1927 Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold
1926 Lake Denmark, New Jersey arsenal explodes, kills 21, $75m damage
1926 Denmark begins unilateral disarmament
1924 Inge Sorensen, born in Denmark, 200m breaststroke, Olympic-bronze-1936
1924 Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim
1924 Socialists win Denmark's parliamentary elections
1923 Alicia de Larrocha, Copenhagen Denmark, pianist, Orquesta Sinfonica
1922 Anchor Jorgenson, premier of Denmark, 1972-82
1922 Aage Neals Bohr, born in Denmark, physicist/study atomic nucleus, Nobel 1975
1922 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0
1922 Morten Nielsen, Denmark, poet/resistance fighter
1921 Lis Hartel, born in Denmark, equestrian dressage, Olympics silver 1952, 1956
1920 Ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer 1936 Olympics silver
1920 Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer 1936 Olympics silver
1920 Denmark and Cuba join the League of Nations
1917 U.S. pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands
1916 Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the U.S. for $25 million
1916 Osa Massen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Jack London, Rocketship XM
1914 Jens Otto Krag, premier of Denmark, 1962-68, 71-72
1912 Denmark, Norway and Sweden declare neutrality in Comende war
1912 Frederik VIII C W K, King of Denmark (1906-12), dies at 68
1910 Ingrid, Queen Mother of Denmark
1909 Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast
1909 Victor Borge, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, pianist/comedian
1908 Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands and Sweden sign North Sea accord
1906 Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/husband of English prince George
1906 Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies
1905 Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway
1903 Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark, 1947..55
1902 Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals
1902 Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
1899 Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark, 1947-72
1894 Kit Guard, Denmark, actor, El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous
1894 Denmark adopts Mid-European time
1893 Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Murder at the Vanities
1890 Lauritz Melchior, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, baritone tenor, Natl Symphony
1886 Karl Dane, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Son of the Sheik
1886 Jean Hersholt, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, actor, Men in White, Aryan
1885 Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics, Nobel 1922
1885 Ruth Bryan Rohde, U.S., Rep, minister to Denmark
1884 Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Girl Who Came Back
1883 Asta Nielsen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Joyless Street
1879 Benjamin Christensen, Viborg Denmark, actor, Barnet, Mockery
1874 Schack August Steenberg Krogh, Denmark, physiologist, Nobel-1920
1873 Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM, 1924-26, 1929-42
1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
1873 Johannes V Jensen, Denmark, novelist/poet, Energy Storage, Nobel 1944
1872 Haakon VII, born in Charlottenlund, Denmark, King of Norway, 1905-57
1870 Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor, The Kiss
1870 Christian X, king of Denmark, 1912-47
1870 Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole, vicar of Denmark
1867 William Orlamond, Denmark, actor, Flesh and Devil, Wind
1865 Carl Nielsen, Norre-Lyndelse Denmark, composer, Det Uuslukkelige
1865 C J Thomsen, Denmark, archaeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages
1863 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (childless), dies
1860 Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist, Nobel 1903
1857 Henrik Pontoppidan, born in Denmark, writer, Promised Country, Nobel 1917
1857 Karl Adolph Gjellerup, born in Denmark, poet, Poutnici Svetem, Nobel 1917
1849 Jacob Riis, Denmark, reporter, New York Tribune, New York Evening Sun
1843 Frederik VIII CWK, King of Denmark, 1906-12
1839 Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71
1837 Fredrik Bajer, born in Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist, Nobel 1908
1822 Denmark Vesey, and 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC
1822 Denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina
1822 House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged)
1821 Jens Worsaae, Denmark, archaeologist
1818 Christaan IX, king of Denmark, 1863-1906
1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (Natl Day)
1814 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel
1813 Soren Kierkegaard, Denmark, philosopher, founded Existentialism
1812 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Romeo and Juliet
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark, 1848-63
1805 Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales
1792 Denmark abolishes slave trade
1787 Rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar
1783 Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64
1780 Denmark declares neutrality
1779 Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlager, Denmark, poet, Natl Poet 1849
1770 Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen Denmark, sculptor, Dying Lion
1766 Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42
1746 Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies
1730 Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark
1730 Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies
1727 Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
1723 Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway, 1746-66
1720 Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty
1720 Sweden and Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm
1700 Swedish, English and Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark
1700 Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty
1700 Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark
1699 Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway
1699 Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden
1683 Anne Stuart marries prince Georges of Denmark
1673 Netherlands and Denmark signs defense treaty
1671 Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway, 1699-1730
1670 Frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60
1666 Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance
1660 Denmark king Frederik III makes coup
1660 Denmark and Sweden signs peace treaty
1660 Denmark and Sweden sign ceasefire
1658 Peace of Roskilde between Sweden and Denmark
1654 England and Denmark sign trade agreement
1648 Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies
1645 Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Bromsebro
1644 Olaus Romer, Denmark, 1st to accurately measured speed of light
1628 Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein
1619 Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44
1613 Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark and Sweden
1609 Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, 1648-70, ; absolutist
1588 Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark
1588 Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53
1587 Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer, discovered sunspots
1582 Spanish Netherlands/Denmark/Norway adopt Gregorian calendar
1575 King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe
1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin
1564 Battle on Gotland: Lubeck and Denmark beat Sweden
1559 Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies
1546 Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer, Golden nose
1544 German emperor Charles V recognizes king Christian III of Denmark
1534 Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway, 1559-88
1533 Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61
1520 Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
1503 Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway, 1534-59
1494 Johan Friis, chancellor, Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism
1481 Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies
1471 Frederik I, king of Denmark/Norway, 1523-33
1448 Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies
1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
1397 Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
1387 Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies
1332 Christoffel II, king of Denmark (Handfaestning), dies at 55
1319 Erik VI Menved, king of Denmark (1286-1319), dies
1286 Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered
1276 Christoffel II, king of Denmark, Handfaestning
1259 Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies
1250 Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered
1219 King Valdemar brought victory for Denmark
1137 Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered
1103 Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies
1086 Knut IV, the Saint, king of Denmark (1080-86), murdered
1047 Magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies
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