2008 in Denmark

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II ^[1]
• Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Events

February

• 16 February – The Royal Playhouse on Copenhagen's waterfront is inaugurated with the play Hamlet, featuring Nicolas Bro in the title role. ^[2]

May

• 1 May – Han Kjøbenhavn is founded.
• 24 May – Prince Joachim marries Marie Cavallier in Møgeltønder. ^[3]

June

• 2 June – A suicide bomber strikes outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad with at least eight people dead. ^[4]
• 4 June – al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the 2008 Danish embassy bombing stating it was revenge for the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. ^[5]

October

• Realfiction company is founded in Copenhagen. ^[6]

Date unknown

• The 25 øre coin is demonetised as the lowest-denomination coin in the country. It has been in circulation since 1874, when it was introduced on the decimalisation of the krone.

The arts

Architecture

• 27 June – Lundgaard & Tranberg's Royal Playhouse in Copenhagen wins a 2008 RIBA European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual awards ceremony in London. ^[7]
• 23 October – Schmidt hammer lassen's Performers House in Silkeborg wins the Grand Prix at the 5th LEAF Awards in London. ^[8]

Film

• September – Per Fly's film Manslaughter wins the 2005 Nordic Council Film Prize. ^[9]

Media

• 8 February – Erik Refner from Berlingske Tidende wins 1st prize in the Sports Features Stories category in the 51st World Press Photo Contest for a photo series of exhausted runners in Copenhagen Marathon.

Music

• 19 November – MGP Nordic 2008 is held in Århus.

Sport

• 8–24 August – Denmark participates at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: two gold medals, two silver medals, two bronze medals.

Badminton

• 20 January – Tine Baun wins gold in women's single at the 2008 Malaysia Super Series.
• 9 March – Tine Rasmussen wins gold in women's singles at the All England Open badminton tournament.
• 16–20 April – The 21st European Badminton Championships are arranged in Herning, Denmark. With three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation.
• 26 October – Peter Gade wins gold in men's single at the 2008 Denmark Super Series.
• 2 November – Peter Gade wins gold in men's single at the 2008 French Super Series.

Cycling

• 5 February – Franco Marvulli (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Football

• 1 May – Brøndby IF wins the 2007–08 Danish Cup by defeating Esbjerg fB 3–2 in the final.
• 6 September – Denmark draws 0–0 in an away game against Hungary in Group 1 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
• 10 September – Denmark defeats Portugal 3–2 in Lisbon in the second round of World Cup qualification.
• 11 October – Denmark defeats Malta 3–0 at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, in the third round of qualification.

Handball

• 27 January – Denmark wins the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, arranged in Norway, after defeating Croatia in the final.

Motorsports

• 19 July – Denmark wins the 2008 Speedway World Cup final in Vojens, Denmark.
• 18 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes world champion in speedway by winning the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series.

Other

• 13–24 March — Lotte Friis wins a bronze medal in 1,500 m freestyle at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships.
• 8 June – Matti Breschel wins the Philadelphia International Championship in cycle racing.
• 15 June – Tom Kristensen wins Le Mans for the 8th time when he wins the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans with Audi Sport North America.
• 29 September – Matti Breschel wins bronze in men's road race at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships in Italy.
• 2 November – Søren Kjeldsen wins the 21st and final Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucia at eight under par. ^[10]

Births

• 29 June – Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark, youngest child of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece

Deaths

• 16 January – Otto Steen Due, classical philologist (born 1939)
• 10 February – Inga Nielsen, opera singer (born 1946)
• 26 February – Bodil Udsen, actress (born 1925)
• 28 February – Ove Guldberg, politician (born 1918)
• 27 March – Hans Chr. Ægidius, actor, writer and filmmaker (born 1933)
• 29 March – Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen, author, conciliator and economist (died 1920) ^[11]
• 29 April – Claus Nissen, actor (born 1938)
• 11 May – Ole Fritsen, footballer (born 1941)
• 21 May – Ernst Meyer, actor (born 1932)
• 1 July – Mogens Glistrup, politician (born 1926)
• 5 July – Thomas Winding, author, radiohost and television producer
• 10 July – Jakob Ejersbo, journalist and author (born 1968)
• 16 August – Otto Leisner, television presenter (born 1917)
• 11 September – Preben Møller Hansen, writer, cook, politician, and trade unionist (born 1929)
• 20 September – Kamilla Bech Holten, television presenter and actress (born 1972)
• 1 November – Eric Danielsen, news anchor (born 1920)
• 16 November – Hilmer Hassig, musician (born 1960)
• 28 November – Jørn Utzon, architect (born 1918)

See also

• 2008 in Danish television

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Skuespilhuset åbner". AOK. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
3. "Året der gik i Danmark". TV2. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
4. "Suicide bomber targets Danish embassy in Pakistan". 3 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. "Al-Qaeda Says It Carried Out Pakistan Attack, Reuters Reports". 4 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
6. "Real Fiction Vs. Innovision: The Battle of the 3D 'Holograms' in a Box (Video)". 16 April 2010.
7. "RIBA National and European Award winners 2008 announced". RIBA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
8. "Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008". detail.de. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
9. "Manslaughter wins Nordic Film Prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
10. "Soren Kjeldsen wins the 21st and final Volvo Masters". Andalucia Com S.L and. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
11. Andersen, Victor (7 May 2020). "Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 26 April 2022.