1964 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1964}}
Events from the year 1964 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 March – Denmark hosts the Eurovision Song Contest and finishes in 9th place.
- 22 September – The 1964 parliamentary election is held.
Sport
- January–February – Denmark participates in the 1964 Winter Olympics.
- October – Denmark participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins six medals.
=Badminton=
- 1{{ndash}}4 April {{ndash}} All England Open Badminton Championships
- Knud Aage Nielsen wins gold in Men's Single
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Double
- Karin Jørgensen and Ulla Strand win gold in Women's Double
=Football=
- 19 April {{ndash}} Naja Abelsen, painter and illustrator
- 30 March – the 1964 Jutland Series is launched
- 7 May {{ndash}} Esbjerg fB wins the 1963–64 Danish Cup by defeating KFUMs Boldklub Odense 2{{ndash}}1 in the final.
- 17–20 June – Denmark participates in 1964 European Nations' Cup in France.
- 17 June – Denmark is defeated by the Soviet Union in the semi-final.
- 20 June – Denmark is defeated by Hungary in the bronze match.
- 15 November – the 1964 Jutland Series final is played
Births
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 13 January – Claus Nielsen, footballer
- 4 February – Marianne Gaarden, bishop
- 21 March – Jesper Skibby, cyclist
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 3 April – Bjarne Riis, cyclist
- 8 April – Janne Teller, author
- 6 May – Lars Mikkelsen, actor
- 15 May – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, 25th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1 June – Marianne Florman, handball player
- 15 June – Michael Laudrup, football player
- 30 June – Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 6 August Sara Blædel, author
- 9 September – Cæcilie Norby, jazz and rock singer
- 18 September – Curt Hansen, chess grandmaster
- 25 September {{ndash}} Ida Jessen, author
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 11 October – Christian Dyrvig, businessman
- 3 November {{ndash}} Paprika Steen, actress
- 20 December {{ndash}} Morten Løkkegaard, politician
Deaths
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 1 January {{ndash}} Thyge Petersen, boxer (born 1902)
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 16 February {{ndash}} Jette Bang photographer (born 1914)
- 27 March – Emil Reesen, composer, conductor and pianist (born 1887)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 10 May – Harald Tandrup, writer (born 1874)
- 5 June {{ndash}} Lauge Koch, geologist and Arctic explorer (born 1892)
- 21 May {{ndash}} Sigurd Kielland Brandt, painter (born 1886)
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 14 July – Prince Axel of Denmark (born 1888)
- 12 August {{ndash}} Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, businessman, company founder (born 1878)
- 28 September {{ndash}} Arild Rosenkrantz, nobleman, painter, sculptor, stained-glass artist and illustrator (born 1870)
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 21 October – Carl Johan Hviid, actor (born 1899)
- 26 November – Bodil Ipsen, actress and film director (born 1889)
See also
References
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