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{{Year in Denmark|1912}}
Events from the year 1912 '''in Denmark'''.

==Incumbents==
* Monarch – [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederick VIII]] (until 14 May), [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]]<ref name=Christian>{{cite web |title=Frederick VIII {{!}} king of Denmark |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-VIII |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=17 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* Prime minister – [[Klaus Berntsen]]

==Events==
[[Image:Selandia diesel.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[MS Selandia]]''  ]]
[[Image:Christian 10 udråbes til konge.jpg|thumb|200px|15 May: The proclamation of Christian X as king of Denmark.']]
[[Image:Rigsdagens Aabning 7. Okt. 1912.jpg|thumb|200px|7 October: The opening of Rigsdagen.]]
* 17 February &ndash; The [[Danish Union of Press Photographers]] is founded as the  first national organization for newspaper photographers in the world.<ref>{{in lang|da}} [http://www.pressefotografforbundet.dk/forbundet/historie.php  Pressefotografforbundet history.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122933/http://www.pressefotografforbundet.dk/forbundet/historie.php |date=2015-09-25 }}</ref>
*  22 February &ndash; ''[[MS Selandia]]'', the world's first ocean-going [[Diesel engine|diesel-powered]] ship, departs [[Copenhagen]] on her maiden voyage, bound for [[Bangkok]], with two [[MAN B&W Diesel|B&W]] [[Four-stroke engine|four-stroke]] diesel engines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.copenhagenet.dk/CPH-History.htm |title=Brief History about Copenhagen |publisher=Copenhagen Portal |access-date=2009-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423004632/http://copenhagenet.dk/CPH-History.htm |archive-date=2011-04-23 }}</ref>
* 14 May – [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederick VIII]] dies and his son, [[Christian X of Denmark|Christian X]], becomes king of Denmark.
* 15 May {{ndash}} The proclamation of Christian C as King of Denmark.
* 5 August &ndash; The [[Rebild Festival]] is held for the first time, delayed compared to the planned date, the [[Independence Day (United States)|American Independence]] on July 4, due to a period of national mourning upon King [[Frederik VIII of Denmark|Frederik VII]]'s sudden death. The celebrations are attended by somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rebildfesten.dk/default.asp?pageId=48&mainId=9&lang=UK |title=Society history |publisher=Rebild Society |access-date=2011-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701064103/http://www.rebildfesten.dk/default.asp?pageId=48&mainId=9&lang=UK |archive-date=2009-07-01 }}</ref>
* 28 September &ndash; [[Jacob Ellehammer]] takes off for the first time in his self-built [[Ellehammer helicopter]].

==Culture==
===Music===
* 27 February {{ndash}} [[Carl Nielsen]]'s [[Violin Concerto (Nielsen)|Violin Concerto]] and [[Symphony No. 3 (Nielsen)|Symphony No. 3]] are performed in public for the first time.

==Sports==
* 1 September {{ndash}} [[Aalborg Chang]] is founded.

==Births==
===January{{ndash}}March===
* 30 January &ndash; [[Finn Juhl]], architect and designer (died [[1989 in Denmark|1989]])
* 18 February &ndash; [[Gustaf Munch-Petersen]], writer and painter (died [[1938 in Denmark|1938]])
* 14 March &ndash; [[Johan Jacobsen]], film director (died [[1972 in Denmark|1972]])
* 20 March &ndash; [[Knud Rex]], actor (died [[1968 in Denmark|1968]])

===April{{ndash}}June===
* 3 April &ndash; [[Kjeld Philip]], economist and politician (died [[1989 in Denmark|1989]])
* 27 April &ndash; [[Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark]], hereditary princess (died [[1995 in Denmark|1995]])
* 10 June {{ndash}} [[Abraham Kurland]], wrestler (died [[1999 in Denmark|1999]])
* 4 June &ndash; [[Robert Jacobsen]], artist (died [[1993 in Denmark|1993]])

===July{{ndash}}September===
* 10 September &ndash; [[Herluf Bidstrup]], cartoonist (died [[1988 in Denmark|1988]])
* 16 September &ndash; [[Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen]], painter and illustrator (died [[1999 in Denmark|1999]])

===October{{ndash}}December===
* 1 October {{ndash}} [[Anders Ejnar Andersen]], politician (died [[2006 in Denmark|2006]])
* 22 October &ndash; [[Peer Guldbrandsen]], screenwriter, actor, film director and producer (d. [[1996 in Denmark|1996]])

==Deaths==
===January{{ndash}}March===
* 6 January  {{ndash}} [[Georg Achen]], painter (died [[1860 in Denmark|1860]])
* 12 January – [[Herman Bang]], writer (born [[1857 in Denmark|1857]])
* 1 March &ndash; [[Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg]], politician, prime minister of Denmark (born [[1839 in Denmark|1839]])

===April{{ndash}}June===
* 24 April – [[Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen]], painter (born [[1827 in Denmark|1827]])
* 14 May – [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederick VIII]] (born [[1843 in Denmark|1843]])<ref name=Christian />
* 26 May – [[Louis Hasselriis]], sculptor (born [[1844 in Denmark|1844]])

===October{{ndash}}December===
* 25 November &ndash; [[Moses Melchior (1825–1912)|Moses Melchior]], businessman (born [[1825 in Denmark|1825]])

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