1947 in Denmark
Introduction Events from the year '''1947 in Denmark'''.
Incumbents * Monarch – Christian X (until 20 April), Frederik IX* Prime minister – Knud Kristensen (until 13 November), Hans Hedtoft
Events * 20 April – King Christian X dies, and is succeeded on the throne by his elder son, King Frederik IX. * 13 November – Prime Minister Knud Kristensen resigns following a motion of no confidence, and is replaced by Hans Hedtoft.
Sports ===Football===* Ab wins 1946–47 Danish 1st Division. It is their sixth Danish football championship.===Swimming===* 1014 September  Denmark wins five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships.===Other===* 29 June The Round Zealand sailing race takes place for the first time.
Births ===JanuaryMarch===* 23 February  Pia Kjærsgaard, politician===AprilJune===* 29 April – Jacob Holdt, photographer* 30 April  Birthe Neumann, actor===JulySeptember===* 12 July  Anne Marie Løn, author* 16 July  Anders Koppel, musician* 2 August   Sonja Hauberg, writer (born 1918)* 4 September  Claus Hjort Frederiksen, politician* 27 September  Jesper Tørring, athlete===OctoberDecember===* 27 December  Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, businessman and investor
Deaths ===JanuaryMarch===* 28 May  Hanna Adler, educator (born 1759)* 10 January – August Blom, film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films (born 1869)* 15 January – Georg Carl Amdrup, admiral, polar explorer (born 1866)===AprilJune===* 20 April – Christian X, King of Denmark (born 1870)* 29 April – Ove Paulsen, botanist, professor at the Pharmaceutical College in Copenhagen 1920–1947 (born 1874)* 4 May  Cathrine Horsbøl, furnituremaker (born 1872)* 3 June  Sigurd Wandel, painter (born 1875)* 25 June – Oluf Olsson, gymnast, silver medallist at the 1906 Intercalated Games, bronze medallist at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1873)
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