1908 in Denmark

← 1907 1906 1905 1908 in Denmark → 1909 1910 1911
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1908 List of years in Denmark

The following lists events that happened during 1908 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VIII
• Prime minister – J. C. Christensen (until 12 October), Niels Neergaard

Events

• 14 June – Gefion Fountain inaugurated at Langelinie in Copenhagen.
• 23 August – The Denmark expedition returns to Copenhagen.
• 8 September – Former Minister of Justice Peter Adler Alberti turns himself in to the police for embezzlement of DKK 18 million (roughly DKK 1 billion as of 2006).
• 19 September – Det Ny Teater opens in Copenhagen as the second largest theatre in the country.
• 20 October – Skagen Museum is founded in the dining room at Brøndums Hotel in Skagen with the ambition to collect works by the Skagen Painters and raise funds for the construction of a building for their exhibition.

Sports

• 24 May – Boldklubben 1908 is founded.
• 24 August – Thorvald Ellegaard wins gold in men's sprint at the 1908 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Births

Deaths

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