1973 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1973}}
Events from the year 1973 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January – Denmark joined the European Economic Community (EEC) along with Ireland and the United Kingdom.
- 4 December – 1973 Danish parliamentary election is held, it is later to become known as the Landslide Election ({{langx|da|Jordskredsvalget}}), because 5 new parties got elected, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced.{{cite web|url=http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap6/6-18.asp|title=Denmark - History - Political upheaval, economic crisis and renewed growth Since 1973|publisher=Udenrigsministeriet|access-date=2009-11-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070110120624/http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap6/6-18.asp |archive-date = January 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}
Sports
=Badminton=
- 12{{ndash}}17 March {{ndash}} 1973 Denmark Open
- Elo Hansen and Ulla Strand win gold in mixed doubles
=Handball=
- 1 May {{ndash}} GOG Håndbold is founded
Births
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 4 January – Frank Høj, cyclist
- 10 January {{ndash}} Jakob Cedergren, actor
- 11 March {{ndash}} Bjarne Corydon, politician, editor-in-chief
- 16 March {{ndash}} Inger Støjberg, politician
- 24 March – Mette Jacobsen, freestyle and butterfly swimmer
- 29 March – Kasper Holten, stage director
= April{{ndash}}September =
- 29 April – Yildiz Akdogan, politician
- 5 July {{ndash}} Camilla Andersen, handball player
- 24 September {{ndash}} Barbara Bertelsen, civil servant
- 25 September – Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, politician
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 9 October {{ndash}} Thomas Frank
Deaths
- 9 April – Sigurd Swane, painter (born 1879)
- 1 May – Asger Jorn, painter (born 1914)
- 9 August – Christian Arhoff, actor (born 1893)
- 23 November {{ndash}} Helga Foght, textile artist (born 1902)
See also
References
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