1931 in Denmark
Introduction Events from the year '''1931 in Denmark'''.
Incumbents * Monarch – Christian X* Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning
Events * 31 August – Karen Blixen returns to Denmark after living 28 years in Kenya, settling at her native Rungstedlund.
The arts ===Music===* 14 August – Premiere performance of Carl Nielsen's ''Commotio'', the composer's last major work, in Aarhus Cathedral.
Sports ===Cycling===* 21–30 August  The 1931 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Copenhagen** Willy Hansen wins gold in men's sprint. ** Helger Harder, Willy Gervin and Anker Meyer-Andersen win gold, silver and bronze in men's sprint at the Amateur event. * 26 August  Henry Hansen wins gold in Amateur Road Race at the 1931 UCI Road World Championships.===Football===* Frem wins their second Danish football championship by winning the 1930–31 Danish Championship League. * 4 August  Holbæk B&I is founded.
Births *7 July – Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt, film director and screenwriter (died 2018)*15 December – Klaus Rifbjerg, writer (died 2015)
Deaths ===JanuaryMarch===* 16 January – Carl Hansen Ostenfeld, botanist (born 1873)* 18 February – Peter Elfelt, photographer (born 1866)===AprilJune===* 15 April – Knud V. Engelhardt, industrial designer (born 1882)* 4 May – Christian Klengenberg, whaler, trapper and trader (born 1869)* 7 June – Arnold Krog, designer (born 1856)* 17 June  Holger F. Struer, chemist and company founder (born 1846)===JulySeptember===* 8 August – Einar Hein, landscape painter associated with the "Skagen Painters" (born 1875)* 23 September – Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld, engineer (born 1866)===OctoberDecember===* 3 October – Carl Nielsen, composer (born 1865)* 20 December  – Edvard Brandes, politician, author and editor (born 1847)
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