1960 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1960 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IX[1]
- Prime minister – H. C. Hansen (until 19 February), Viggo Kampmann
Events
- 15 November – The 1960 parliamentary election is held.
- 28 November – The Danish Academy is founded.[2]
Births
- 15 April – Susanne Bier, film director
- 8 July – Susanne Nielsson, breaststroke swimmer
- 29 October – Jens Winther, jazz trumpeter (died 2011)
Deaths
- 21 January – Launy Grøndahl, composer and conductor (born 1886)
- 27 January – Gudmund Hatt, archaeologist and cultural geographer (born 1884)
- 19 February – H. C. Hansen, politician and Prime Minister 1955–60 (born 1906)
- 27 March – Holger Jacobsen, architect (born 1876)
- 18 April – C. L. David, lawyer, art collector and philanthropist (born 1878)
- 24 June – Harald Moltke, nobleman, painter and author (born 1871)
- 16 August – Christine Swane, painter associated with the "Funen Painters" (born 1876)
- 26 August – Knud Enemark Jensen, racing cyclist (born 1936)
- 1 September – Knud Heglund, actor (born 1894)
- 11 December – Svend Rindom, (screen)writer and actor (born 1884)
- 12 December – Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen, sculptor and ceramist, model master of Bing & Grøndahl 1897–1917, artistic director of Norden 1917–1925 (born 1874)
See also
References
- "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Det Danske Akademi" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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