Events from the year 1917 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X[1]
- Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle
Events
Undated
- Sovereignty of the Danish West Indies was officially transferred from Denmark to the United States, after the Treaty of the Danish West Indies was ratified.
Sports
- 26 April – Silkeborg IF is founded.
Date unknown
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the 1916–17 Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Akademisk Boldklub 6–2 in the final.
Births
- 14 June – Lise Nørgaard, writer (died 2023)
- 18 June – Erik Ortvad, painter and illustrator (died 2008)
- 4 October – Søren Georg Jensen, designer and sculptor (died 1982)
- 28 October – Wermund Bendtsen, photographer (died 2003)
- 27 November – Arne Sørensen, footballer (died 1977)
Deaths
January–March
- 4 January – Carl Ludwig Jessen, painter (born 1833)
- 30 January – Gerhard Faye, factory manager (born 1846)
- 26 February – Hanna Hoffmann, sculptor and silversmith (born 1858)
April–June
- 5 May – Hans Smidth, painter (born 1839)
- 14 June – Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, politician (born 1844)
- 22 June – Kristian Zahrtmann, painter (born 1843)
July–September
- 30 August – Otto Haslund, painter (born 1842)
October–December
- 27 November – Christian Christiansen, physicist (born 1843)
- 21 December – Peter Gottfred Ramm, military officer, landowner and company founder (born 1834)
References
- ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
