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Events relating to denmark
The first sea-going diesel-powered ship, the Selandia, is constructed and launched in Denmark
The Danish physicist Niels Bohr uses quantum theory as a key to understanding the structure of the atom
A plebiscite in Schleswig establishes the border between Denmark and Germany
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark jointly declare their neutrality
German ships and marines occupy the harbours of neutral Denmark and Norway
A prehistoric victim of strangling is found in Tollund Moss in Denmark, with part of the noose still round his neck
Danish architect Jørn Utzon wins the competition to design Sydney Opera House
Danish choreographer Peter Martins becomes director of the New York City Ballet
Danish choreographer Peter Schaufuss founds his own ballet company at Holstebro
Michael Frayn's play Copenhagen dramatizes the visit of Werner Heisenberg to Niels Bohr in wartime Denmark
Controversial cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad are published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten
The first programme of The Bridge, itself the first TV collaboration between Sweden and Denmark, is broadcast in Denmark at 10 pm and in Sweden an hour later
Helle Thorning-Schmidt becomes Denmark's first female prime minister
