1942 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1942 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X
• Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning (until 4 May), Vilhelm Buhl (until 9 November), Erik Scavenius

Events

• 4 May – Vilhelm Buhl is appointed to new prime minister of Denmark following Thorvald Stauning's death the previous day.^[1]
• 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen.^[1]
• 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen.^[1]
• 19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride.^[1]
• 28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis.^[1]
• 5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary (Reichsbevollmächtigter) in Denmark.^[1]
• 27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded^[2]

Births

• 13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter (died 2009)
• 15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer
• 27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer

Deaths

• 20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (born 1889)
• 2 April – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist (born 1869)
• 3 May – Thorvald Stauning, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1873)
• 23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born 1869)
• 24 November – Carl Christensen, botanist (born 1872)
• 12 December – Benedict Nordentoft, educator and cleric, co-founder of a Danish community with a Lutheran church and a folk high school in Solvang, California (born 1873)

References

1. "Selskabet for Københavns Historie" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
2. "Friluftsliv for Alle" (PDF) (in Danish). Friluftsrådet. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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