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Events from the year 1904 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian IX
- Prime minister – Johan Henrik Deuntzer
Events
- 12 February – Politikens Ekstrablad is published for the first time.
- 7 August – The inauguration of Ribe Cathedral.
- 27 August – The inauguration of Odense Canal in Odense is attended by the king.
- 17 September – The first Danish cinema, Kosmorama at Østerbrogade in Copenhagen, opens.
Undated
- April – The fingerprint technique is adopted by the Copenhagen Police Force.
- The electrified tramway is extended from Tuborg to Klampenborg.
- The first vacuum cleaners arrive in the country.
Sports
- 21 August – Fremad Valby is founded.
- 10 September – Thorvald Ellegaard wins silver in men's sprint at the 1904 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births
- 26 March – Leck Fischer, writer and playwright (died 1956)
- 5 May – Frederik Marcus Knuth (taxonomist) and count of Knuthenborg (died 1970)
- 25 June – Poul Sørensen, politician (died 1969)
Deaths
- 24 September – Niels Ryberg Finsen (born 1860, in the Faroe Islands)
- 6 December – Johan Bartholdy, composer (born 1853)
References
- "Christian IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "1905" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "1904". Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- Munch-Petersen, Erland (17 July 2011). "Leck Fischer". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 22 January 2022 – via lex.dk.
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