1905 in Denmark

← 1904 1903 1902 1905 in Denmark → 1906 1907 1908
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1905 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1905 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Christian IX[1]
• Prime minister - Johan Henrik Deuntzer (until 14 January), J. C. Christensen

Events

The Norwegian delegation at Amalienborg on 20 November 1905

• 1 January - Ekstra Bladet is published for the first time. Politikens Ekstrablad had been published since 12 February 1904[2]
• 27 March - The Royal Danish Academy of Music's new building on H.C. Andersens Boulevard in Copenhagen is inaugurated.[2]
• 31 May – The watchtower in Copenhagen Zoo is inaugurated.[2]
• 25 June - The school ship Georg Stage is in a collision with the English steamship Ancona in Hollænderdybet, resulting in Georg Stage sinking and the deaths of 22 aspiring sailors.[2]
• 12 September – The current Copenhagen City Hall is inaugurated.[3]
• 20 November – A delegation from the Norwegian Storting is received by Christian IX who gives his consent to the choice of Prince Carl as elected king of Norway under the name Haakon VII.[2]

Births

• 2 May – Paul Høm, artist, (d. 1994)
• 21 October - Mads Clausen, industrialist, founder of Danfoss (d. 1966)
• 16 December - Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (d. 1996)

Deaths

• 5 March – Ludvig Fenger, architect (b. 1833)

References

1. "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "1905" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. "Rådhustårnets ur / City Hall Tower Clock - Copenhagen, Denmark". waymarking.com. Retrieved 8 November 2009.