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Events from the year 1942 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Christian X^[1]
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.^[2]
11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German Reichdeutsche Schulen in Emdrup, Copenhagen.^[2]
26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen.^[2]
19 October – Christian X is severely injured when he falls off his horse at Esplanaden on his morning ride.^[2]
28 October – Beginning of the Telegram Crisis.^[2]
5 November – Werner Best is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary (Reichsbevollmächtigter) in Denmark.^[2]
27 November – The Danish Outdoor Council is founded^[3]

Sports

B 93 wins their 8th Danish football championship by winning their 1941–42 Danish War Tournament.

Births

January–March

14 January – Britt Bendixen, dance instructor and TV personality (died 2023)
9 February – Kirsten Thorup, author

18 February – Kirsten Jacobsen, politician (died 2010)^[4]
19 March – Jytte Rex, artist, author and film director

April–June

13 April – Poul Anker Bech, painter (died 2009)
19 May – Flemming Quist Møller, writer and illustrator (died 2022)
15 June – Birgitte Alsted, violinist, teacher and composer

July–September

27 August – Per Stig Møller, politician, writer
12 September – Jytte Hilden, chemical engineer and politician.^[5]

October–December

29 October – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (died 2021).^[6]

Deaths

January–March

10 January – Alba Schwartz, author and novelist (born 1857)
20 March – Aksel Agerby, composer, organist, and music administrator (born 1889)
30 March – H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor (born 1857)

April–June

2 April – Peter Esben-Petersen, entomologist (born 1869)
3 May – Thorvald Stauning, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1873)
30 May – August Hassel, sculptor (born 1864)

July–September

23 July – Valdemar Poulsen, engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born 1869)

October–December

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

^ "Christian X: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Linvald, Steffen (1979). Københavns hvornår skete det (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. ISBN 87-567-3172-8. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Friluftsliv for Alle" (PDF) (in Danish). Friluftsrådet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ Rasmussen, Hanne; Brandt, Ulrik (7 May 2020). "Kirsten Jacobsen (politiker)" [Kirsten Jacobsen (politician)]. Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Jytte Hilden (1942 - )". kvinfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ Schack, May. "Vita Andersen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[1] "Christian X: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[Selskabet-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Linvald, Steffen (1979). Københavns hvornår skete det (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. ISBN 87-567-3172-8. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[3] "Friluftsliv for Alle" (PDF) (in Danish). Friluftsrådet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[4] Rasmussen, Hanne; Brandt, Ulrik (7 May 2020). "Kirsten Jacobsen (politiker)" [Kirsten Jacobsen (politician)]. Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[5] "Jytte Hilden (1942 - )". kvinfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.

[6] Schack, May. "Vita Andersen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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-* 27 November &ndash; The [[Danish Outdoor Council]] is founded<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friluftsraadet.dk/media/158102/friluftspolitisk_handlingsprogram.pdf|title=Friluftsliv for Alle|language=Danish|publisher=Friluftsrådet|accessdate=18 April 2016}}</ref>
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+* 11 September – Sabotage results in a fire at the German [[AU Campus Emdrup|Reichdeutsche Schulen]] in [[Emdrup]], Copenhagen.<ref name="Selskabet" />
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+* 26 September – Sabotage against Adler Auto Service at Lyngbyvej 26 in Copenhagen.<ref name="Selskabet" />
+* 19 October – [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]] is severely injured when he falls off his horse at [[Esplanaden, Copenhagen|Esplanaden]] on his morning ride.<ref name="Selskabet" />
+* 28 October – Beginning of the [[Telegram Crisis]].<ref name="Selskabet" />
+* 5 November – [[Werner Best]] is appointed the Third Reich's Plenipotentiary (''[[Reichsbevollmächtigter]]'') in Denmark.<ref name="Selskabet" />
+* 27 November – The [[Danish Outdoor Council]] is founded<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friluftsraadet.dk/media/158102/friluftspolitisk_handlingsprogram.pdf|title=Friluftsliv for Alle|language=da|publisher=Friluftsrådet|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413021348/http://www.friluftsraadet.dk/media/158102/friluftspolitisk_handlingsprogram.pdf|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+==Sports==
+* [[Boldklubben af 1893|B 93]] wins their 8th Danish football championship by winning their [[1941–42 Danish War Tournament]].
 ==Births==
+===January{{ndash}}March===
+* 14 January  {{ndash}} [[Britt Bendixen]], dance instructor and TV personality (died [[2023 in Denmark|2023]])
+* 9 February {{ndash}} [[Kirsten Thorup]], author
+[[File:Jytte-hilden-2005.jpg|thumb|right|100 px| [[Jytte Hilden]] ]]
+* 18 February – [[Kirsten Jacobsen]], politician (died [[2010 in Denmark|2010]])<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Rasmussen|first=Hanne|last2=Brandt|first2=Ulrik|title=Kirsten Jacobsen (politiker)|trans-title=Kirsten Jacobsen (politician)|url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Kirsten_Jacobsen_-_politiker|encyclopedia=[[Den Store Danske Encyklopædi]]|language=da|date=7 May 2020|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>
+* 19 March {{ndash}} [[Jytte Rex]], artist, author and film director
+===April{{ndash}}June===
 * 13 April – [[Poul Anker Bech]], painter (died [[2009 in Denmark|2009]])
+* 19 May {{ndash}} [[Flemming Quist Møller]], writer and illustrator (died [[2022 in Denmark|2022]])
 * 15 June – [[Birgitte Alsted]], violinist, teacher and composer
+===July{{ndash}}September===
 * 27 August – [[Per Stig Møller]], politician, writer
+* 12 September – [[Jytte Hilden]], chemical engineer and politician.<ref>{{cite web
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+|title=Jytte Hilden (1942 - )|website=kvinfo.dk
+|language=da|access-date=18 November 2020 }}</ref>
+===October{{ndash}}December===
+*29 October – [[Vita Andersen]], poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (died 2021).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Vita Andersen|encyclopedia=[[Den Store Danske Encyklopædi]]|first=May|last=Schack|url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Vita_Andersen|language=da|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
 ==Deaths==
+===January{{ndash}}March===
+* 10 January – [[Alba Schwartz]], author and novelist (born [[1857 in Denmark|1857]])
 * 20 March – [[Aksel Agerby]], composer, organist, and music administrator (born [[1889 in Denmark|1889]])
+* 30 March {{ndash}} [[H. A. Brendekilde]], sculptor (born [[1857 in Denmark|1857]])
+===April{{ndash}}June===
 * 2 April – [[Peter Esben-Petersen]], entomologist (born [[1869 in Denmark|1869]])
-* 3 May – [[Thorvald Stauning]], politician, the first [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|social democratic]] [[Prime Minister of Denmark]], served as Prime Minister 1924–26 and from 1929 (born [[1873 in Denmark|1873]])
+* 3 May – [[Thorvald Stauning]], politician, [[Prime Minister of Denmark]] (born [[1873 in Denmark|1873]])
+* 30 May – [[August Hassel]], sculptor (born [[1864 in Denmark|1864]])
+===July{{ndash}}September===
 * 23 July – [[Valdemar Poulsen]], engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder (born [[1869 in Denmark|1869]])
-* 24 November – [[Carl Christensen (botanist)|Carl Christensen]], [[systematics|systematic]] botanist, later superintendent at the [[Copenhagen Botanical Museum]] (born [[1872 in Denmark|1872]])
+===October{{ndash}}December===
+* 24 November – [[Carl Christensen (botanist)|Carl Christensen]], botanist (born [[1872 in Denmark|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 in Denmark|1873]])
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-==See also==
 {{Denmark year nav|20th century}}
 {{Year in Europe|1942|state=expanded}}