Danish History Timeline & Facts

Information & facts about Danish History with a Timeline


Danish History Timeline & Facts

The Danish History Timeline & Facts is full of interesting facts and history about the bygone times of  the Danish Nation. A clear and concise list of dates, history and events in chronological order. The Danish History Timeline & Facts outlines and records all of the critical and major incidents in the history of the nation. History, Dates, Kings, Leaders and Wars are all mentioned in the Danish History Timeline & Facts. The Danish History Timeline & Facts provides a brief and interesting historical record of facts about different events in history.


 

Danish History Timeline & Facts

The Viking Timeline - 793 to 1050 covers early Danish History

965: Harald Bluetooth (Harold I) converts the Danes to Christianity
1016: the Danish king Canute (Knut) II defeats the Wessex King Edmund and becomes King of Denmark and England
1028: Danish Canute conquers Norway
1035: Canute dies. The heir to Denmark and England is Hardacnut
1042: Hardacnut dies suddenly and Edward the Confessor regains the throne of England
1350: the Black plague, "Svartedauen" sweeps Denmark and Scandinavia killing one third of the inhabitants
1397 - Union of Kalmar unites Denmark, Sweden and Norway under a single monarch. Denmark is the dominant power
1660: Denmark becomes a hereditary monarchy under Frederik III
1729: Greenland becomes a Danish province
1814 - Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden
1914-18 World War I - Denmark is neutral
1939 - Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany
1940 - Germany invades Denmark
August 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945 - Germany surrenders and Danish occupation ends.

Danish History Time line

The Viking Timeline - 793 to 1050 covers early Danish History

Danish History Timeline & Facts
We hope that the Danish History Timeline & Facts has provided you with the information you have been searching for. We believe that the concise Danish History Timeline & Facts is full of interesting facts and history about the bygone times of  the Danish Nation. Facts and info about the Kings and Wars all detailed in the Danish History Timeline & Facts. Tales and stories of Heroes and Villains treachery, betrayal, love, hate and loyalty are all highlighted in Danish History Timeline & Facts!


 

Danish History Timeline & Facts

History Timelines and Events Index


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