# 1953 in Denmark

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{{Year in Denmark|1953}}
Events from the year '''1953 in Denmark'''.

==Incumbents==
* Monarch – [Frederik IX](/source/Frederik_IX_of_Denmark)<ref>{{cite web |title=Frederick IX {{!}} king of Denmark |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-IX |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* Prime minister – [Erik Eriksen](/source/Erik_Eriksen) (until 30 September), [Hans Hedtoft](/source/Hans_Hedtoft)

==Events==
In 1953 the Danish constitution was [amended](/source/1953_Danish_constitutional_and_electoral_age_referendum), allowing for female succession to the throne. King Frederik IX's eldest daughter (and child) Princess Margrethe, replaced her uncle Prince Knud as ''heir-presumptive''.

==Sports==
===Badminton===
* 22  March {{ndash}} [Marie U. Nylen](/source/Marie_U._Nylen) wins gold in Women's Singles at the [All England Badminton Championships](/source/1953_All_England_Badminton_Championships)

===Cycling===
* Date unknown {{ndash}} [Lucien Gillen](/source/Lucien_Gillen) (LUX) and [Ferdinando Terruzzi](/source/Ferdinando_Terruzzi) (ITA) win the [Six Days of Copenhagen](/source/Six_Days_of_Copenhagen) [six-day track cycling race](/source/Six-day_racing).

===Football===
* 20 January {{ndash}} [Boldklubben Avarta](/source/Boldklubben_Avarta) is founded.

==Births==
[[File:Anders Fogh Rasmussen by Christian Ursilva.jpg|thumb|120px|[Anders Fogh Rasmussen](/source/Anders_Fogh_Rasmussen).]]
===January{{ndash}}March===
* 26 January – [Anders Fogh Rasmussen](/source/Anders_Fogh_Rasmussen), politician, [Prime Minister of Denmark](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark) 2001–09, [Secretary General of NATO](/source/Secretary_General_of_NATO) 2009–14
* 29 January {{ndash}} [David Gress](/source/David_Gress), historian
* 29 March – [Jørgen Emborg](/source/J%C3%B8rgen_Emborg), jazz pianist

===April{{ndash}}June===
* 10 April – [Søren Busk](/source/S%C3%B8ren_Busk), footballer
* 15 April – [Frank Andersen](/source/Frank_Andersen), ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet master
* 5 May {{ndash}} [Lene Køppen](/source/Lene_K%C3%B8ppen), badminton player

===July{{ndash}}September===
* 30 July – [Anne Linnet](/source/Anne_Linnet), singer, composer، and writer
* 10 September – [Michael Schønwandt](/source/Michael_Sch%C3%B8nwandt), conductor
* 11 September – [Lars H.U.G.](/source/Lars_H.U.G.), musician and painter

==Deaths==
[[File:Carl Brummer.jpg|thumb|120px|[Carl Brummer](/source/Carl_Brummer).]]
===January{{ndash}}March===
* 16 January {{ndash}} [Valdemar Henckel](/source/Valdemar_Henckel), businessman, company founder (born [1877](/source/1877_in_Denmark))
* 17 January – [Hans Peter Hansen](/source/Hans_Peter_Hansen_(politician)), journalist and politician (born [1872](/source/1872_in_Denmark))
* 14 February – [Carl Brummer](/source/Carl_Brummer), architect (born [1864](/source/1864_in_Denmark))
* 15 February{{ndash}} [Karen Poulsen](/source/Karen_Poulsen), actress (born [1881](/source/1881_in_Denmark))
* 22 February {{ndash}} [Arnold Busck](/source/Arnold_Busck), bookseller, company founder (born [1871](/source/1871_in_Denmark))
* 16 March {{ndash}} [Svend Ranulf](/source/Svend_Ranulf), philosopher (died [1894](/source/1894_in_Denmark))

===April{{ndash}}June===
* 3 April {{ndash}} [Vilhelm Andersen](/source/Vilhelm_Andersen), writer and historian (born [1864](/source/1864_in_Denmark))
* 30 April {{ndash}} [Morten Pedersen Porsild](/source/Morten_Pedersen_Porsild), botanist (born [1872](/source/1872_in_Denmark))
* 7 May {{ndash}} [Aage Rafn](/source/Aage_Rafn), architect (born [1890](/source/1890_in_Denmark))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Aage_Rafn|title=Aage Rafn|language=Danish|publisher=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon|access-date=30 August 2023}}</ref>

===July{{ndash}}September===
* 22 July {{ndash}} [Charlotte Wedell](/source/Charlotte_Wedell), mathematicians (born [1867](/source/1756_in_Denmark))
* 27 July – [Jørgen Arenholt](/source/J%C3%B8rgen_Arenholt), tennis player, competitor at the [1912 Summer Olympics](/source/Tennis_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics) (born [1876](/source/1876_in_Denmark))
* 24 August  {{ndash}} [Otto Andrup](/source/Otto_Andrup), museum director (born [1773](/source/1883_in_Denmark))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Otto_Andrup|title=Otto Andrup|language=Danish|website=Dansk Biografisk Leksikon|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>

===October{{ndash}}December===
* 25 October  {{ndash}} [Holger Pedersen](/source/Holger_Pedersen_(linguist)), linguist (born [1867](/source/1867_in_Denmark))
* 25 November {{ndash}} [Anna Bloch](/source/Anna_Bloch), actress (born [1868](/source/1868_in_Denmark))
* 27 November  {{ndash}} [Emil Bønnelycke](/source/Emil_B%C3%B8nnelycke), poet (born [1893](/source/1893_in_Denmark))

==References==
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