1989 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1989}}
Events from the year 1989 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 26 August – Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space.{{cite web|url=http://www.munkeruphus.dk/historie/index_historie.html |title=Munkeruphus' historie |language=da |publisher=Munkeruphus |access-date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529145519/http://www.munkeruphus.dk/historie/index_historie.html |archive-date=29 May 2009 }}
- 8 September – Partnair Flight 394 crashes into the North Sea of the Danish coast, killing all 55 people on board.{{Cite news |last=Ap |date=1989-09-09 |title=Plane Crash Off Danish Coast Kills 55 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/09/world/plane-crash-off-danish-coast-kills-55.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
- 1 October – Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples.{{cite web |title=It’s 30 years since Denmark made history and became the first country to introduce civil partnerships for same-sex couples |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/01/denmark-30-year-same-sex-partnerships-gay-marriage/ |website=PinkNews |access-date=25 November 2019 |date=1 October 2019}}
- Full date unknown:
- Tools Design, a consumer products and furniture design studio is founded.{{cite book|author=Steve Boogar|title=BoogarLists Directory of Product Design Firms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OA4VmrjBPmgC&pg=PA15|publisher=BoogarLists|page=15|id=GGKEY:6PXZC3G22GP}}
Culture
=Film=
- 28 January – Both Pelle the Conqueror and Babette's Feast art nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Pelle the Conqueror wins the award.
Sport
- 15{{ndash}} Mette Jacobsen wins two bronze medals in Women's 200 metre freestyle and Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.
=Cycling=
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Urs Freuler (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 9 January {{ndash}} Rikke Møller Pedersenm swimmer
- 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player
- 26 January – Kristoffer Hjort Storm, politician
- 26 March – Simon Kjær, football player
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 8 May {{ndash}} Lars Eller, ice hockey player
- 31 May – Daniel Wass, footballer
=July{{ndash}}September=
- 7 August – Søren Frederiksen, footballer
- 7 September {{ndash}} Alban Lendorf, ballet dancer
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 29 October {{ndash}} Maria Sten, actress
- 21 December – Thorbjørn Olesen, golfer
Deaths
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 22 January {{ndash}} Ellen Andersen, textile artist (born 1908)
- 3 February – Ebbe Langberg, actor (born 1933)
- 4 February {{ndash}} Thorkild Hansen, author (born 1927)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 29 April {{ndash}} Else Schøtt, operatic soprano (born 1895)
- 17 May – Finn Juhl, architect and designer (born 1912)
- 26 June {{ndash}} Thorkil Kristensen, politician (born 1899)
=July{{ndash}}August=
- 2 July – Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1920)
- 30 July – Lily Broberg, actress (born 1923)
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 27 October {{ndash}} Kjeld Philip, politician (born 1912)
See also
References
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