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 –
  J. C. Christensen

Events

• 1 January – Ekstra Bladet is published for the first time. Politikens Ekstrablad had been published since 12 February 1904^[2]
• 27 March – The
  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
  Haakon VII.^[2]

• 23 July – Thorvald Ellegaard wins silver in men's sprint at the 1905 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

April–June

• 8 April – Hans Scherfig, author and painter (died 1979)
• 2 May – Paul Høm, artist (died 1994)
• 18 June – Erik Raadal, painter (died 1941)

October–December

• 21 October – Mads Clausen, industrialist, founder of Danfoss (died 1966)
• 4 December – Pauli Jørgensen, football player (died 1993)
• 16 December –
  Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (died 1996
  )

• 5 March – Ludvig Fenger, architect (born 1833)
• 10 March – Harald Conradsen, sculptor and medalist (born 1817)

April–July

• 11 May – Thorvald Niss, painter (born 1842)
• 13 May – Valdemar Gætje, master baker and the first director of the Union of Danish Employers and Master Craftsmen (born 1850)
• 31 July – Theodor Wessel, businessman (born 1842)

References