1956 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1956 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IX[1]
- Prime minister – H. C. Hansen
Births
- 13 March – John Frandsen, composer
- 30 September – Frank Arnesen, football player and manager
- 29 November – Lene Tranberg, architect and co-founder of Lundgaard & Tranberg
- 13 December – Jens Fink-Jensen, poet, author, photographer, composer and architect
Deaths
- 7 March – Johannes Gandil, athlete and footballer, competitor in athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, silver medallist in football at the 1908 Summer Olympics (born 1873)
- 30 April – Morten Pedersen Porsild, botanist active in Greenland (born 1872)
- 21 July – Ejnar Nielsen, painter and illustrator, central proponent of symbolist painting (born 1872)
- 25 July – Estrid Hein, ophthalmologist and women's rights activist (born 1873)[2]
- 30 November – Viggo Wiehe, stage and film actor (born 1874)
- 5 December – Christian Christensen, track and field athlete, competitor at the 1900 Summer Olympics (born 1876)
References
- "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Estrid Hein". www.kvinfo.dk. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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