1979 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1979 ; List of years in Denmark

Last updated December 19, 2023

Incumbents

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

Events

23 October – The 1979 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Sports

Badminton

23 March – Lene Køppen wins gold in women's singles at the 1980 All England Open Badminton Championships.
Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

Gert Frank (DEN) and René Pijnen (NED) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race

Births

January–June

6 January – Christina Chanée, Musical artist
17 January – Asbjørn Sennels, footballer (died 2023)
2 February – Anne Sofie Madsen, fashion designer
17 February – Juliane Rasmussen, rower^[2]
1 March – Mikkel Kessler, boxer

July–September

21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player
7 June – Julie Berthelsen, singer, songwriter
25 June – Daniel Jensen, footballer
16 July – Kim Christensen, footballer
21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player
31 July – Per Krøldrup, footballer
4 August – Bo Svenssonm football coach and former footballer
17 September – Michel Nykjær, racing driver
18 September – Lasse Boesen, handballer
20 September – Lars Jacobsen, footballer
29 September – Nicolas Winding Refn, film director

October–December

1 October – Nicolai Nørregaard, chef and restaurateur
9 November – Casper Ankergren, footballer
23 November – Thomas Gaardsøe, footballer

Deaths

28 January – Hans Scherfig, author and painter (born 1905)
15 January – Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (born 1894)
10 May – Hans Bjerrum, field hockey player (born 1989)
12 September – Carl Theodor Sørensen, landscape architect (born 1893 in Germany)
17 December – A. J. Iversen, cabinetmaker and furniture designer (born 1888)

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Events from the year 1978 in Denmark.

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Events from the year 1983 in Denmark.

Events from the year 1984 in Denmark.

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Events from the year 1987 in Denmark.

Events from the year 1988 in Denmark.

Events from the year 1992 in Denmark.

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Events from the year 1994 in Denmark.

Events from the year 1996 in Denmark.

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Denmark.

Events from the year 1953 in Denmark.

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References

↑ "Margrethe II: queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
↑ "Juliane RASMUSSEN - Olympic Rowing | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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[1] "Margrethe II: queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[2] "Juliane RASMUSSEN - Olympic Rowing | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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