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Events from the year 1938 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X [1]
- Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning
Events
Sports
Football
- B 1903 wins their fourth Danish football championship by winning the 1937–38 Danish Championship League,
Swimming
- 6–13 August Denmark wins five gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships.
Births
January–March
- 27 January – Povl Dissing, singer (died 2022)
April–June
- 25 May – John Olsen, artist (died 2019)
July– September
- 12 July – Lars Hillingsø, fashion designer (died 2005)
- 18 July – Erik Wedersøe, actor (died 2011)
- 1 September – Per Kirkeby, painter, sculptor (died 2018)
October–December
- 11 October – Merete Ries, publisher (died 2018) [2]
- 15 November – Henning Camre, cinematographer, film industry administrator
- 27 November – Marianne Grøndahl, photographer (died 2012)
Deaths
January–March
- 3 February – Niels Skovgaard, artist (born 1958)
- 10 February – Valdemar Irminger, painter (born 1859)
April–June
- 4 April – Alfred Schmidt, painter (born 1858)
- 16 April – Karl Madsen, art historian, painter and arts administrator (born 1855)
- 9 May – Thomas B. Thrige, businessman (born 1866)
July–September
- 2 July – Lau Lauritzen Sr., film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1878)
October–December
- 22 December – Johannes Wilhjelm, painter (born 1868)
References
- ^ "Christian X | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Posselt, Gert (11 May 2020). "Merete Ries". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
