1979 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1979}}
Events from the year 1979 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- May 1 – Greenland is granted limited autonomy from Denmark, with its own Parliament sitting in Nuuk.
- 23 October – The 1979 Danish parliamentary election is held.
Sports
=Badminton=
- 23 March {{ndash}} 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{{ndash}}June =
- 6 January – Christina Chanée, Musical artist
- 17 January – Asbjørn Sennels, footballer (died 2023)
- 2 February {{ndash}} Anne Sofie Madsen, fashion designer
- 17 February – Juliane Rasmussen, rower{{cite web |title=Juliane RASMUSSEN - Olympic Rowing {{!}} Denmark |url=https://www.olympic.org/juliane-rasmussen |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=28 November 2019 |language=en |date=19 June 2016}}
- 1 March – Mikkel Kessler, boxer
=July{{ndash}}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 {{ndash}} Bo Svenssonm football coach and former footballer
- 17 September {{ndash}} Michel Nykjær, racing driver
- 18 September {{ndash}} Lasse Boesen, handballer
- 20 September {{ndash}} Lars Jacobsen, footballer
- 29 September {{ndash}} Nicolas Winding Refn, film director
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 1 October {{ndash}} Nicolai Nørregaard, chef and restaurateur
- 9 November – Casper Ankergren, footballer
- 23 November – Thomas Gaardsøe, footballer
Deaths
- 28 January {{ndash}} Hans Scherfig, author and painter (born 1905)
- 15 January {{ndash}} Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (born 1894)
- 10 May {{ndash}} Hans Bjerrum, field hockey player (born 1989)
- 12 September – Carl Theodor Sørensen, landscape architect (born 1893 in Germany)
- 17 December {{ndash}} A. J. Iversen, cabinetmaker and furniture designer (born 1888)
See also
References
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