1940 in Denmark
Events from the year 1940 in Denmark.Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X
- Prime minister – Thorvald Stauning
Events
- 9 April – Operation Weserübung takes place, beginning the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany.
- 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II, is born to Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Ingrid of Sweden.
Sports
- 7 November - Lillerød Badminton Club is founded in Lillerød
Births
- 29 March – Allan Botschinsky, jazz trumpeter
- 16 April – Princess Margrethe, the future Queen Margrethe II
- 3 December – Palle Jacobsen, ballet dancer
Deaths
- 28 January – Heinrich Dohm, painter of portraits, genre works and religious paintings
- 13 March – Gustav Frederik Holm, Arctic explorer, naval officer
- 25 May – Marie Krøyer, painter
- 10 December – Christian Schrøder, film actor
- 19 December – Charlotte Norrie, nurse and women's rights activist
