1953 in Denmark
Events from the year 1953 in Denmark. Incumbents
 Monarch – Frederick IX
 Prime minister – Erik Eriksen (until 30 September), Hans Hedtoft

Events
In 1953 the Danish constitution was amended, allowing for female succession to the throne. King Frederick IX's eldest daughter (and child) Princess Margrethe, replaced her uncle Prince Knud as heir-presumptive. Sports

Badminton
 22  March  Marie U. Nylen wins gold in Women's Singles at the All England Badminton Championships

Cycling
 Date unknown  Lucien Gillen (LUX) and  Ferdinando Terruzzi (ITA) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. Football
 20 January  Boldklubben Avarta is founded. Births
 26 January – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark 2001–09, Secretary General of NATO 2009–14
 19 March – Jørgen Emborg, jazz pianist
 15 April – Frank Andersen, ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet master
 5 May  Lene Køppen, badminton player
 11 September – Lars H.U.G., musician and painter

Deaths

JanuaryMarch
 22 February  Arnold Busck, bookseller, company founder (born 1871)
 16 January  Valdemar Henckel, businessman, company founder (born 1871)
 17 January – Hans Peter Hansen, journalist and politician (born 1872)
 14 February – Carl Brummer, architect (born 1864)

AprilJune
 7 May  Aage Rafn, architect (born 190+)

JulySeptember
 27 July – Jørgen Arenholt, tennis player, competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics (born 1876)

OctoberDecember
 22 October   Holger Pedersen, linguist (born 1867)
 27 November   Emil Bønnelycke, poet (born 1893)

References

 
Denmark
Years of the 20th century in Denmark
1950s in Denmark
1953 in Europe