1916 in Denmark

← 1915 1914 1913 1916 in Denmark → 1917 1918 1919
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1916 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1916 in Denmark.

• Monarch – Christian X^[1]
• Prime minister – Carl Theodor Zahle

• 16 April – The adoption of Retsplejeloven introduces a major reform of the Danish judicial system with effect from 1 October 1919.
• 4 August – the Treaty of the Danish West Indies is signed, transferring sovereignty of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States. The transaction was finalised in 1917.

• B 93 wins the third Danish National Football Tournament by defeating Kjøbenhavns Boldklub 3–2 in the final

• 28 February – Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist (died 2017)
• 27 April – Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer (died 2001)
• 30 May – Karen Lachmann, fencer (died 1962)
• 7 August – Mogens Andersen, artist (died 2003)
• 14 August – Grethe Philip, politician (died 2016)^[2]

• 13 February – Vilhelm Hammershøi, painter (born 1864)
• 26 April – Gustav Adolph Hagemann, engineer and businessman (born 1842)
• 22 May – Sara Ulrik, flower painter (born 1855)
• 20 June – Christian Ditlev Ammentorp Hansen, pharmacist and industrialist (born 1843)
• 22 July – Hans Jørgen Holm, architect (born 1835)
• 26 November – Nielsine Petersen, sculptor (born 1853)