Events from the year 1924 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Christian X Prime minister – Niels Neergaard (until 24 April), Thorvald Stauning
Events
22 January – the 1924 Faroese general election is held. 11 April – the 1924 Danish Folketing election is held. 23 April – the Stauning I Cabinet is formed following the Folketing election. 18 July – Tisvildeleje railway station opens. 1 August – the Institut Jeanne d'Arc is established in Frederiksberg. August 9–17 – the 2nd World Scout Jamboree is held in Ermelunden, Denmark.
Sports 15 June – The opening match of the first Nordic Football Championship is held at Københavns Idrætspark. The Swedish national team defeats the Danish team 3–2. 5–27 July – Denmark competes at the Summer Olympics, winning 9 medals in addition to several medals from the art competition. 23 July Esbjerg fB is founded.
Date unknown B 1903 wins their second Danish football championship by defeating B 1913 50 in the second replay of the final of the 1923–24 Danish National Football Tournament (after two 11 draws).
Births
JanuaryMarch 7 January Karen Strand, silversmith (died 2000)
AprilJune 24 June John Hansen, football player (died 1990)
JulySeptember 18 July Inge Sørensen, swimmer (died 2011) 14 August – Holger Juul Hansen, actor (died 2013 in Denmark)
OctoberDecember 10 November – Klaus Baess, Olympic sailor (died 2018) 20 November Karen Harup, swimmer (died 2009) 29 November – Erik Balling, TV and film director (died 2005) 2 December – Else Marie Pade, composer (died 2016) 7 December – Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (a.k.a. Bent Fabric), composer, pianist (died 2020) 29 December – Gurli Vibe Jensen, missionary, priest and writer (died 2016)
Deaths
18 March – Walter Christmas, author (b. 1861) 12 April Frederik Levy, architect (born 1851 in Germany) 17 May Niels Peter Bornholdt, businessman (born 1842) 19 September – Hannibal Sehested, prime minister of Denmark (b. 1842) 7 December – Rudolph Sophus Bergh, composer (b. 1859)
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