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

• January – Film censorship is abolished.^[2]
• 21 January – The Jerusalem Church in Tigensgade in Copenhagen is destroyed in a fire.^[2]
• 17 February – The first smørrebrød shop opens in Copenhagen.^[2]
• 7 March – Simon's Church is inaugurated in Copenhagen.
• 1 August – The government declares Denmark's neutrality in World War I.^[2]
• 31 August – The first (red) 1 krone bank notes enter circulation.^[2]
• 19 September – The Lurblæserne monument is completed at City Hall Square in Copenhagen.^[2]
• 3 October – St. Augustine's Church on Jagtvej in Copenhagen is inaugurated.^[2]
• 20 December – A large Christmas tree is for the first time lit on City Hall Square in Copenhagen.^[2]

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• Kjøbenhavns Boldklub wins the second Danish National Football Tournament by defeating B 93 4–2 in the final.

January–March edit

• 13 January – Osa Massen, actress (died 2006)
• 4 February – Jette Bang photographer (died 1964)
• 3 March – Asger Jorn, painter (died 1973)

April–June edit

• 2 April – Hans Wegner, furniture designer (died 2007)
• 13 April – Børge Mogensen, furniture designer (died 1972)

July–September edit

• 5 July – Gerda Gilboe, actress and singer (died 2009)
• 14 August – Poul Hartling, politician, former prime minister (died 2000)
• 15 September – Jens Otto Krag, politician (died 1978)
• 21 September – Tonny Ahm, badminton player (born 1993)

January–March edit

• 11 January – Carl Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist and arts patron (born 1842)
• 12 January
  • Anton Dorph, painter (born 1831)
  • Louise Phister, actress (born 1816)
• 27 January – Mogens Ballin, painter and silversmith (died 1861)

April–June edit

• 1 April – Sophus Mads Jørgensen, chemist (born 1837)

July–September edit

• 4 July – Anna Syberg, painter, one of the "Funen Painters" (born 1870)

• 13 August – Anders Petersen, historian (died 1827)

October–December edit

• 24 November – Carl Wentorf, artist (born 1863)
• 10 December – Valdemar Riise, pharmacist (born 1853)