1969 in Denmark

← 1968 1967 1966 1969 in Denmark → 1970 1971 1972
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1969 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1969 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederik IX ^[1]
• Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag

Events

• 20 February – The North Sea Continental Shelf cases are decided at the International Court of Justice.
• 10 March – The Danish Technical Museum is inaugurated in Helsingør. ^[2]
• 8 May – The Museum of Medical History is inaugurated in Bredgade in Copenhagen. ^[2]
• 28 May – The LO School is inaugurated by the Danish labour movement in Helsingør.
• 15 June – The 750 years' anniversary of the Danish flag, Dannebrog, is celebrated throughout Denmark. 750 flags from all parts of Denmark are gathered on City Hall Square in Copenhagen. ^[2]
• 24 June – The proposed lowering of the electoral age from 21 to 18 is rejected by 78.6% of voters at the 1969 Danish electoral age referendum.
• 1 July – Denmark legalizes visual pornography. ^[2]
• 30 September – The government sets up a temporary Environmental Committee.
• 15 November – An estimated 20,000 people attend an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Copenhagen, marching from Østerbro Barracks to Christiansborg by way of the American Embassy. ^[2]

Full date missing

• The Danish Liberal Centre Party is dissolved.

Sport

Cycling

• 22-24 August – Leif Mortensen wins gold in Men's amateur road race and Denmark wins silver in Men's team time trial at the 1969 UCI Road World Championships.

Football

• Boldklubben 1903 wins the 1969 Danish 1st Division in football.

Music

• First performance in Denmark of Rued Langgaard's Music of the Spheres, 51 years after it was composed.

Births

Thomas Vinterberg.

Prince Joachim of Denmark

January–March

• 7 February – Chris Minh Doky, jazz bassist, composer, producer
• 15 February – Anja Andersen, handball player
• 20 February – Thomas Warming, illustrator, painter, and author
• 19 May – Thomas Vinterberg, film director

April–June

• 9 April – Morten Klessen, politician ^[3]
• 7 June – Prince Joachim, second son of Princess Margrethe

July–September

• 21 September – Mads Lundby Hansen, economist (died 2023)
• 28 September – Anders W. Berthelsen, actor

October–December

• 27 October – Lykke Friis and former politician

Deaths

Gundorph Albertus.

January–June

• 2 January – Julius Bomholt, politician (born 1896)
• 12 February – Victor Gram, politician (born 1910)
• 27 March – Ingeborg Suhr Mailand, educator (born 1871)
• 29 June – Poul Sørensen, politician (born 1904)

October–December

• 9 November – Paul Berth, football player (born 1890)
• 15 November – Niels Larsen, sport shooter (born 1889)
• 16 December – Leo Mathisen, jazz pianist, singer (born 1906)
• 26 December – Gundorph Albertus, silversmith (born 1887)

See also

• 1969 in Danish television

References

1. "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "1969" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
3. "Members: Morten Klessen". Copenhagen, Denmark: Folketing . Retrieved 28 February 2026.