1968 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1968}}
Events from the year 1968 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 12 February {{ndash}} The Balle Hoard is discovered in Balle near Grenå.{{cite web|url=http://www.danskmoent.dk/artikler/bx1balle.htm|title=Sølvskatten fra Balle og Christian IV's møntpolitik|language=Danish|website=danskmoent.dk|access-date=21 March 2023}}
- 7 June {{ndash}} The Original Legoland opens.
Sports
- August – Ole Ritter becomes the first non-Italian to win the Trofeo Matteotti.
Births
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 7 February – Katja K, former pornographic actress
- 12 February – Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, economist and author
=April{{ndash}}June=
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- 13 April – Margrethe Vestager, politician
- 17 April {{ndash}} Julie Fagerholt, fashion designer
- 26 May – Frederik X, King of Denmark
- 19 June – Peter Tanev, weather presenter and author
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 30 July – Sofie Gråbøl, actress
- 2 August {{ndash}} Thomas Lund, badminton player
- 10 August – Lene Rantala, handball player{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/lene-rantala-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/lene-rantala-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020
|title=Lene Rantala|website=sports-reference.com |access-date=19 May 2019}}
- 22 August – Casper Christensen, comedian
- 27 August {{ndash}} Johnny Bredahl, boxer
- 13 September {{ndash}} Ole Bjur, footballer
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 21 November – Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, businessman
- 22 November – Sidse Babett Knudsen, actress
- 2 December {{ndash}} Jan Grarup, photographer
- 25 December – Helena Christensen, model
Deaths
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 18 January – Adam Fischer, sculptor (born 1888)
- 4 March – Ellen Price, actress and ballerina (born 1878)
- 20 March – Carl Theodor Dreyer, film director (born 1889)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 19 April – Poul Reumert, actor (born 1883)
- 8 May – Ernst Hansen, painter (born 1892)
- 21 June – Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, actress (born 1895)
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 3 September – Carl Pedersen, rower (born 1884)
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 18 October – Eyvin Andersen, composer (born 1914 in the United States)
- 8 December – Anders Petersen, sport shooter, competitor at the 1920 Summer Olympics (born 1876)
See also
References
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