1921 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1921}}
Events from the year 1921 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
File:Afrejse til 5. Thuleekspedition maj 1921.jpg
- May {{ndash}} The departure of the 5yh Thule Expedition.
Sports
- 30 March {{ndash}} Lyngby Boldklub is founded.
- 21 August {{ndash}} Gentofte-Vangede Idrætsforening is founded.
=Cycling=
- 30 July – 8 August {{ndash}} The 1921 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen.
- Henry Brask Andersen wins gold, Erik Kjeldsen wins silver and Johan Normann wins bronze in men's sprint at the Amateur event.
- 4 August {{ndash}} The 1921 UCI Road World Championships are held in Copenhagen
- Willum Nielsen wins silver in Men's amateur road race.
=Football=
- AB wins its second Danish football championship by defeating Aarhus Gymnastikforening 3{{ndash}}0 in the final of the 1920–21 Danish National Football Tournament.
Births
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 14 March – Lis Hartel, equestrian athlete (died 2009)
- 16 March – Jens Bjerre, Danish author, filmmaker and explorer (died 2020)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 28 May {{ndash}} Kay Werner Nielsen, cyclist (died 2014)
- 29 May {{ndash}} Karen Hoff, canoeist (died 2000)
- 11 June {{ndash}} Ib Spang Olsen, artist and illustrator (died 2012)
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 1 September – Simon Spies, businessman, billionaire (died 1984)
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 21 November – Margrethe Schanne, ballerina (died 2014)
- 27 November {{ndash}} Ole Sarvig, poet (died 1991)
Deaths
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 2 February {{ndash}} Antonio Jacobsen, painter (born 1850)
- 12 February – Troels Frederik Lund, historian (born 1840)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 18 May – Martin Nyrop, architect (born 1849)
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 8 September – Ingeborg Raunkiær, author (born 1863)
- 21 September {{ndash}} Edouard Suenson, business executive (born 1842)
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 8 October
- Henning Frederik Feilberg, pastor, author and folklorist (born 1831)
- Emma Eleonore Meyer, painter (born 1859)
References
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