1994 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|1994}}
Events from the year 1994 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II{{cite web|title=Margrethe II: queen of Denmark|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margrethe-II|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=16 June 2019|language=en}}
- Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen{{cite web|title=Poul Nyrup Rasmussen: Biography & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Poul-Nyrup-Rasmussen|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=25 November 2019|language=en}}
Events
- 1 January – Capital punishment in Denmark is officially outlawed in all cases.
- 5 April – 3 die and 2 are injured in the Aarhus University shooting.
- 29 April – Danish forces within the United Nations Protection Force take part in Operation Bøllebank in response to the Bosnian War.
- 27 May – The first European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns is held Aalborg, resulting in the Aalborg Charter.
- 9 June – The 1994 European Parliament election in Denmark are held, electing 16 members to the European Parliament.
- 7 July – The 1994 Faroese general election is held.
- 21 September – The 1994 Danish general election is held.
- 27 September – Following the general election, the Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet is formed.
- 25 October – Danish peacekeeping forces conduct Operation Amanda, a United Nations Protection Force mission within the Bosnian War.
Arts
- The 11th Robert Awards are held. Bille August'sThe House of the Spirits wins Best Danish Film and Best Screenplay.
Sports
=Badminton=
- Lillerød BK wins Europe Cup.
=Cycling=
- 2 July – 1994 Tour de France
- 10 July – Bo Hamburger wins the 8th stage
- 16 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 13th stage
- 19 August – Jesper Skibby wins the 1994 Ronde van Nederland.
- 21{{ndash}}28 August Alex Pedersen wins gold in the Men's amateur road race at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships.
- September – Rolf Sørensen wins the Paris–Brussels road cycling race.
- Kurt Betschart (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
=Football=
- 12 May {{ndash}} Brøndby IF wins the 1993–94 Danish Cup by defeating Næstved BK 3{{ndash}}1 after penalties in the final.
=Other=
- 10–17 April – With two gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 14th European Badminton Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands.
- September 1 – Erik Gundersen wins the 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship.
- 25 September – Denmark wins gold at the 1994 European Women's Handball Championship in Germany by defeating host country 27–23 in the final.
Births
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- 20 April – Line Kjærsfeldt, badminton player{{cite web|title=Line Kjærsfeldt Bio, Stats, and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kj/line-kjaersfeldt-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072720/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kj/line-kjaersfeldt-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=25 November 2019|language=en}}
- 14 May – Pernille Blume, swimmer{{cite web|title=Pernille Blume Bio, Stats, and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/pernille-blume-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/pernille-blume-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=5 February 2020|language=en}}
- 9 June – Viktor Fischer, footballer
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- 23 October – Nanna Koerstz Madsen, golfer{{cite web|title=Nanna Koerstz Madsen|url=https://www.olympic.org/nanna-koerstz-madsen|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=25 November 2019|language=en|date=11 April 2017}}
- 30 November – Ida Villumsen, canoeist{{cite web|title=Ida Villumsen|url=https://www.olympic.org/ida-villumsen|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=25 November 2019|language=en|date=26 June 2016}}
- 16 December {{ndash}} Philip Zinckernagel, footballer
Deaths
- 13 April – Jørgen Buckhøj, actor (born 1935)
- 28 June – Ulrik Neumann, actor (born 1918)
- 25 September – Paul Høm, artist (born 1905)
- 7 October – Niels Kaj Jerne, immunologist (born 1911)
See also
References
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