1978 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1978 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1978 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II ^[1]
• Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen

Events

• 19 September – The 1978 electoral age referendum, leading to a lowering of the electoral age from 20 to 18 years. ^[2]

Undated

• The death penalty is abolished for all crimes. ^[3]

Sports

Badminton

• 13–15 April — With two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 6th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
• Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

• Donald Allan (AUS) and Danny Clark (AUS) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Other

• 2 September — Ole Olsen wins the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship at Wembley Stadium in London.

Births

January–March

• 9 January — Christina Hembo, designer
• 20 January – Britt Raaby, freestyle swimmer
• 14 February – Rie Rasmussen, actress, film director, writer, model, and photographer
• 3 March – Nicolas Kiesa, racing driver
• 10 March – Kim Staal, Ice hockey player

April–June

• 3 April – Michael Gravgaard, football player
• 8 April – Christian Tafdrup, actor and filmmaker
• 22 April – Ida Auken, politician
• 26 April – Peter Madsen, footballer
• 30 April – Joachim Boldsen, handballer
• 13 May – Jeanette Varberg. historian and curator

July–September

• 5 July – Allan Simonsen, racing driver
• 12 July – Katrine Fruelund, handball player
• 22 July – Dennis Rommedahl, football player
• 24 July – Ole Yde, fashion designer

October–December

• 1 November – Lise Rønne, journalist and television presenter
• 23 November – Joachim Fischer Nielsen, badminton player
• 27 December – Jim Lyngvild, designer

Deaths

• 1 March – Arne Sørensen, politician (born 1906)
• 18 March – Willy Hansen, cyclist (died 1906)
• 19 May – Carl Hansen, footballer (born 1898)
• 22 June – Jens Otto Krag, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1914)

See also

• 1978 in Danish television

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Tiden er moden for 16 års valgret". Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd. Archived from the original on 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
3. "Countries That Have Abolished the Death Penalty Since 1976". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 7 May 2023.