Events from the year 1913 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Christian X Prime minister – Klaus Berntsen (until 21 June), Carl Theodor Zahle
Events August 23 August – The Little Mermaid is inaugurated at its current location off Langelinie in Copenhagen. October 7 October The aviator Tlrik Birch crashes with his aircraft Ørnen at Kløvermarken on Amager and dies from his injuries just a few days later.
December 2 December – Karen Blixen leaves her native Rungstedlund and Denmark to settle in Kenya where she will live for the next almost 28 years on her African farm.
Sports 31 August Thorvald Ellegaard wins silver in men's sprint at the 1901 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. 2 November Boldklubben 1913 is founded.
Date unknown Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the first Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Boldklubben af 1901 62 in the final.
Births
JanuaryMarch 11 January – Karl Stegger, actor (died 1980) 2 February – Poul Reichhardt, actor (died 1985) 23 February Gertrud Vasegaard, ceramist (died 2007) 27 February Poul Hansen, politician (died 1966)
MayAugust 24 May Haldor Topsøe, engineer (died 2013)
JulySeptember 13 July – Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, shipping magnate (died 2012) 17 September – Jørgen Jersild, composer and music educator (died 2004) 23 September – Carl-Henning Pedersen, painter (died 2007)
OctoberDecember 6 October Inga Arvad, journalist (died 1973)
Deaths
JanuaryMarch 28 February – Johan Hansen, businessman (born 1838) 9 March – Jacob Kornerup, archeologist (born 1825) 19 March – Christian Zacho, painter (born 1843)
AprilJune 20 April – Vilhelm Bissen, sculptor (born 1836) 16 June – Frederikke Federspiel, photographer (born 1839) 26 June Albert Jensen, architect (born 1847)
JulySeptember 25 July – Peter Sabroe, politician (born 1867) 11 August Natalie Zahle, reform pedagogue and pioneer on women's education (born 1827) Johanne Fenger, composer (born 1836)
OctoberDecember 10 October Ulrik Birch, aviator (born 1883) 24 December – J.B.S. Estrup, politician, prime minister of Denmark (born 1825)
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