LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.kk.dk/

Population:
502,204 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Copenhagen	1479

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Nils Asther	Actor	17-Jan-1897	13-Oct-1981	The Single Standard
Anders W. Berthelsen	Actor	28-Sep-1969		Italian for Beginners
Aage N. Bohr	Physicist	19-Jun-1922		Determined shapes of nuclei
Niels Bohr	Physicist	7-Oct-1885	18-Nov-1962	Father of Quantum Theory
Victor Borge	Pianist	3-Jan-1909	23-Dec-2000	Comedic pianist
Claus von Bulow	Socialite	11-Aug-1926		Allegedly tried to kill wife Sunny
Helena Christensen	Model	25-Dec-1968		Danish model dates rock stars
Henrik Dam	Scientist	21-Feb-1895	Apr-1976	Discovered Vitamin K
Carl Theodor Dreyer	Film Director	3-Feb-1889	20-Mar-1968	Greatest Danish film director
Giancarlo Esposito	Actor	26-Apr-1958		Fresh, Do The Right Thing
Jean Hersholt	Actor	12-Jul-1886	2-Jun-1956	Founder, Motion Picture Relief Fund
Ejnar Hertzsprung	Astronomer	8-Oct-1873	21-Oct-1967	Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Iben Hjejle	Actor	22-Mar-1971		High Fidelity
Anna Karina	Actor	22-Sep-1940		Band of Outsiders
Søren Kierkegaard	Philosopher	5-May-1813	11-Nov-1855	Father of existentialism
Mads Mikkelsen	Actor	22-Nov-1965		Casino Royale
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller	Business	13-Jul-1913		Shipbuilding tycoon, philanthropist
Connie Nielsen	Actor	3-Jul-1965		Gladiator
Kay Nielsen	Artist	12-Mar-1886	21-Jun-1957	Danish Golden Age illustrator
Einar Orn	Musician	29-Oct-1962		Singer for The Sugarcubes
Nicolaus Steno	Geologist	10-Jan-1631	25-Nov-1686	De solido intra solidum
Lars von Trier	Film Director	30-Apr-1956		Breaking the Waves

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hans Christian Andersen	Author	2-Apr-1805	4-Aug-1875	Danish master of the fairy tale
Fredrik Bajer	Politician	21-Apr-1837	22-Jan-1922	Pacifist, Nobel Prize recipient
Niels Bohr	Physicist	7-Oct-1885	18-Nov-1962	Father of Quantum Theory
Henrik Dam	Scientist	21-Feb-1895	Apr-1976	Discovered Vitamin K
Carl Theodor Dreyer	Film Director	3-Feb-1889	20-Mar-1968	Greatest Danish film director
Johannes Fibiger	Scientist	23-Apr-1867	30-Jan-1928	Caused cancer in lab rats
Niels Ryberg Finsen	Doctor	15-Dec-1860	25-Sep-1904	Light therapy for lupus
Ludvig Holberg	Author	3-Dec-1684	28-Jan-1754	Founder of Danish literature
Johannes V. Jensen	Author	20-Jan-1873	25-Nov-1950	The Long Journey
Thad Jones	Jazz Musician	28-Mar-1923	20-Aug-1986	Jazz cornet/fluglehorn/trumpeter and bandleader
Søren Kierkegaard	Philosopher	5-May-1813	11-Nov-1855	Father of existentialism
August Krogh	Scientist	15-Nov-1874	13-Sep-1949	Discovered how capillaries regulate oxygen
Grace Moore	Singer	5-Dec-1898	26-Jan-1947	One Night of Love
Joergen Nash	Artist	1929	18-May-2004	Beheaded Copenhagen's Little Mermaid
Carl Nielsen	Composer	9-Jun-1865	3-Oct-1931	The Four Temperaments
Hans Christian Oersted	Physicist	14-Aug-1777	9-Mar-1851	Discovered electromagnetics
Ruth Bryan Owen	Politician	2-Oct-1885	26-Jul-1954	Congresswoman and Ambassador to Demark
Philipp Scheidemann	Head of State	26-Jul-1865	29-Nov-1939	German Chancellor 1919
Bengt Strömgren	Astronomer	21-Jan-1908	4-Jul-1987	Hydrogen stars
Johann Friedrich Struensee	Government	5-Aug-1737	28-Apr-1772	Puppetmaster of Christian VII
Hans Svane	Government	27-Mar-1606	26-Jul-1668	Danish statesman, absolutist
Link Wray	Guitarist	2-May-1929	5-Nov-2005	Rumble

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