1955 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1955 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Hans Hedtoft (until 29 January), H. C. Hansen
Events
Sports
Badminton
- 23–26 March – All England Badminton Championships
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- Finn Kobberø and Kirsten Thorndahl win gold in Mixed Doubles
Football
- 9 June – AGF wins the 1954–55 Danish Cup by defeating Aalborg Chang 4–0 in the final.
Date unknown
- Evan Klamer (DEN) and Kay Werner Nielsen (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
January–March
- 1 January – Ole Beich, musician
April–Jun
- 14 May – Jan Sørensen, footballer (died 2024)
- 20 June – Tor Nørretranders, writer
July–September
- 11 July – Søren Sætter-Lassen, actor
- 31 July – Lars Bastrup, footballer
- 26 August
- Heidi Ryom, dancer (died 2013)[2][3]
- Monica Ritterband, artist and journalist
October–December
- 16 October – Søren Pilmark, actor
- 15 November – Michael Kvium, painter
- 30 December – Sanne Salomonsen, singer
Deaths
January–March
- 26 January – Holger Nielsenm fencer (born 1866)
- 17 February – Johannes Bjerg, sculptor (born 1886)
- 17 March – Gunnar Asgeir Sadolin, businessman (born 1874)
April–June
- 27 June – Martin A. Hansen, writer (born 1909)
July–September
- 15 July – Einar Utzon-Frank, sculptor (born 1888)
- 31 July – Sophy A. Christensen, furnituremaker (born 1867)
- 24 September – Jonathan Leunbach, doctor (born 1884)
October–December
- 12 December – Esther Carstensen, women's rights activist and journal editor (born 1873)[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith (2010). "Ryom, Heidi". The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-956344-9. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Christensen, Anne Middelboe (7 May 2020). "Heidi Ryom". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Esther Carstensen". www.kvinfo.dk. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
