1902 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch - Christian IX
• Prime minister - Johan Henrik Deuntzer

Events

• 16 January - The underground toilets at Amagertorv in Copenhagen opens.
• 12 May - The first telegram sent by wireless telegraphy is received in Copenhagen.
• 18 July - The public sea bath at Kalvebod Brygge in Copenhagen is inaugurated.
• 9 September - Statens Serum Institut is inaugurated.
• 19 September - A Landsting election is held with the exception that the Faroese candidate was elected on 6 August.

Undated

• First road regulations in Copenhagen are introduced: The maximum speed allowed is 11.5 km/h, 7.5 km/h in dense traffic.

Culture

Music

• Carl Nielsen's opera Saul og David premieres at the Royal Danish Theatre.

Sports

• 22 June Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1902 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 11 February – Arne Jacobsen, architect and designer
• 23 February Flemming Lassen, architect and designer
• 16 March Henry Hansen, cyclist

AprilJune

• 28 May Thyge Petersen, boxer
• 1 June Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen, painter

JulySeptember

• 6 August Ole Ring, painter

OctoberDecember

• 23 October – Ib Schønberg, actor
• 20 November Erik Eriksen, politician
• 11 December Helga Foght, textile artist

Deaths

• 15 February Viggo Hørup, politician
• 24 February – Valdemar Koch, architect
• 7 March – Ida Marie Bille, court member
• 11 April – Johan Daniel Herholdt, architect
• 16 April Carl Baagøe, painter
• 5 December – Carl Simonsen, printmaker