1902 in Denmark
Events from the year 1902 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX
- Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer
Events
- 16 January – The underground toilets at Amagertorv in Copenhagen opens.[1]
- 12 May – The first telegram sent by wireless telegraphy is received in Copenhagen.[1]
- 18 July – The oublic sea bath at Kalvebod Brygge in Copenhagen is inaugurated.[1]
- 9 September – Statens Serum Institut is inaugurated.[1]
- 19 September – A Landsting election is held[2] with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 6 August.[3]
Undated
- First road regulations in Copenhagen are introduced: The maximum speed allowed is 11.5 km/h, 7.5 km/h in dense traffic.[1]
Births
- February 11 – Arne Jacobsen, architect, designer (died 1971 )
- October 23 – Ib Schønberg, actor (died 1955 )
Deaths
- February 24 – Valdemar Koch, architect (born 1852)
- April 11 – Johan Daniel Herholdt, architect (born 1818)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "1902". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ Bang, Im.; Elberling, Vilhelm (1911). Rigsdagsvalgene 1895-1910 - En historisk-statistisk oversigt (in Danish). Copenhagen: Engelsen & Schrøder. pp. 17, 43.
- ↑ Nordengaard, J. P. (1949). Valgene til Rigsdagen gennem 100 Aar (in Danish). Roskilde Dagbladstrykkeri. p. 282.