1908 in Denmark

none May 2020 1908 The following lists events that happened during 1908 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Frederick VIIIFrederick VIII king of Denmark https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-VIII Encyclopedia Britannica 17 June 2019 en Prime minister – J. C. Christensen (until 12 October), Niels Neergaard Events thumb|160px|Poster from the opening of Det Ny Teater 14 June – Gefion Fountain inaugurated at Langelinie in Copenhagen. 23 August The Denmark expedition returns to Copenhagen. 8 September – Former Minister of Justice Peter Adler Alberti turns himself in to the police for embezzlement of DKK 18 million (roughly DKK 1 billion as of 2006).Forbrugerprisindeks og årlig inflation, Danmarks Statistik 19 September – Det Ny Teater opens in Copenhagen as the second largest theatre in the country. 20 October – Skagen Museum is founded in the dining room at Brøndums Hotel in Skagen with the ambition to collect works by the Skagen Painters and raise funds for the construction of a building for their exhibition.http://www.skagensmuseum.dk/index.php?id=75 Museets historie da Skagens Museum 2011-08-18 Undated Labour shortage begin to occur and the emigration to the United States almost stops. Sports 24 May Boldklubben 1908 is founded. 24 August Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1908 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Births thumb|120px|Karl Skytte. JanuaryMarch 30 January Astrid Noack, sculptor (died 1954) 31 March – Karl Skytte, politician (d. 1986) AprilJune 12 May – Gunnar Strømvad, actor (d. 1972) 31 May – Sigfred Johansen, actor (d. 1953) JulySeptember 7 July Ellen Andersen, textile artist (died 1989) OctoberDecember 1 October – Herman David Koppel, composer (d. 1998) 6 October – Bjarne Henning-Jensen, film director (d. 1995) 17 October Svend Olsen, weightlifter (died 1980) 22 October – Ole Monty, actor (d. 1977) 23 October – Urban Hansen, politician, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen (d. 1986) Deaths thumb|120px|Holger Drachmann. thumb|120px|Thorvald Bindesbøll. JanuaryMarch 14 January – Holger Drachmann, poet, painter (born 1846) 3 February – Ferdinand Meldahl, architect (born 1827) 20 March – Frants Henningsen, painter (born 1850) JulySeptember 27 August – Thorvald Bindesbøll, architect, designer (born 1846) OctoberDecember 20 October – Emil Blichfeldt, architect (born 1849) 26 October – Lorenz Frølich, painter and graphic artist (born 1820) 1 November – Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe, landowner and theatre director (born 1836) 8 November – Heinrich Hirschsprung, lawyer, businessman and patron (born 1836) 2 December * Bernhard Hertz, silversmith (born 1834) References 1908 Denmark Category:Years of the 20th century in Denmark Category:1900s in Denmark Denmark