1978 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1978}}
Events from the year 1978 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 19 September – The 1978 electoral age referendum, leading to a lowering of the electoral age from 20 to 18 years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.duf.dk/forside/nyheder/debat/tiden_er_moden_for_16_aar_valgret/|title=Tiden er moden for 16 års valgret|publisher=Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd|access-date=2009-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214105902/http://www.duf.dk/forside/nyheder/debat/tiden_er_moden_for_16_aar_valgret/|archive-date=2009-12-14|url-status=dead}}
=Undated=
- The death penalty is abolished for all crimes.{{Cite web |title=Countries That Have Abolished the Death Penalty Since 1976 |url=https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/international/countries-that-have-abolished-the-death-penalty-since-1976 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=Death Penalty Information Center}}
Sports
=Badminton=
- 13–15 April — With two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 6th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
=Cycling=
- Donald Allan (AUS) and Danny Clark (AUS) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
=Other=
- 2 September — Ole Olsen wins the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship at Wembley Stadium in London.
Births
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 9 January {{mdash}} Christina Hembo, designer
- 20 January – Britt Raaby, freestyle swimmer
- 14 February – Rie Rasmussen, actress, film director, writer, model, and photographer
- 3 March – Nicolas Kiesa, racing driver
- 10 March – Kim Staal, Ice hockey player
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 3 April – Michael Gravgaard, football player
- 8 April {{ndash}} Christian Tafdrup, actor and filmmaker
- 22 April {{ndash}} Ida Auken, politician
- 26 April {{ndash}} Peter Madsen, footballer
- 30 April {{ndash}} Joachim Boldsen, handballer
- 13 May {{ndash}} Jeanette Varberg. historian and curator
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 5 July – Allan Simonsen, racing driver
- 12 July – Katrine Fruelund, handball player
- 22 July – Dennis Rommedahl, football player
- 24 July {{ndash}} Ole Yde, fashion designer
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 1 November – Lise Rønne, journalist and television presenter
- 23 November – Joachim Fischer Nielsen, badminton player
- 27 December {{ndash}} Jim Lyngvild, designer
Deaths
- 1 March – Arne Sørensen, politician (born 1906)
- 18 March {{ndash}} Willy Hansen, cyclist (died 1906)
- 19 May – Carl Hansen, footballer (born 1898)
- 22 June – Jens Otto Krag, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1914)
See also
References
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