Events from the year 1947 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Christian X (until 20 April), Frederik IX Prime minister – Knud Kristensen (until 13 November), Hans Hedtoft
Events 20 April – King Christian X dies, and is succeeded on the throne by his elder son, King Frederik IX. 13 November – Prime Minister Knud Kristensen resigns following a motion of no confidence, and is replaced by Hans Hedtoft.
Sports Football Ab wins 1946–47 Danish 1st Division. It is their sixth Danish football championship.
Swimming 1014 September Denmark wins five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships.
Other 29 June The Round Zealand sailing race takes place for the first time.
Births
JanuaryMarch 23 February Pia Kjærsgaard, politician
AprilJune 29 April – Jacob Holdt, photographer 30 April Birthe Neumann, actor
JulySeptember 12 July Anne Marie Løn, author 17 July Anders Koppel, musician 4 September Claus Hjort Frederiksen, politician 10 August Esben Sloth Andersen, economist 27 September Jesper Tørring, athlete
OctoberDecember 27 December Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, businessman and investor
Deaths
JanuaryMarch 4 January Hanna Adler, educator (born 1859) 10 January – August Blom, film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films (born 1869) 15 January – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (born 1866) 13 March – Gerda Christophersen, actress and director (born 1870)
AprilJune 20 April – Christian X, King of Denmark (born 1870) 29 April – Ove Paulsen, botanist, professor at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen 1920–1947 (born 1874) 4 May Cathrine Horsbøl, furnituremaker (born 1872) 3 June Sigurd Wandel, painter (born 1875) 18 June – Ejnar Martin Kjær, teacher and politician (born 1893) 25 June – Oluf Olsson, gymnast, silver medallist at the 1906 Intercalated Games, bronze medallist at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1873) 2 August Sonja Hauberg, writer (born 1918)
OctoberDecember 9 December Thøger Thøgersen, politician /born 1884)
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