1969 in Denmark

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Last updated March 13, 2024

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

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

7 June – Prince Joachim, second son of Crown Princess Margrethe

July–September

21 September – Mads Lundby Hansen, economist (died 2023)
27 October – Lykke Friis and former politician

Deaths

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)

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Helsingør, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,399 on 1 January 2023, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region, centered on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, 4 km across the Øresund.

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References

↑ "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 "1969" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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[1] "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[Selskabet1969-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "1969" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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