1996 in Denmark

• 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

• 10 March – one man is killed and three others are injured by gunfire at the 1996 Copenhagen Airport shooting.
• 15 March – Arken Museum of Modern Art is inaugurated in Ishøj.
• 6 October – A rocket-propelled grenade is fired at the headquarters of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, killing two people and injuring nineteen others.
• 30 December – The Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet is formed.

Architecture

• Construction of Sydbank Arena is completed in Kolding.

Film and TV

• May – Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.
• 30 August – DR2 is launched.
• 2 December – Go' morgen Danmark begins airing on TV 2.
• The 13th Robert Awards are held, where Carsten Rudolph's 1995 film The Beast Within wins Best Danish Film and Best Screenplay.{{cite book|author=Piil|first=Morten|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=caRYl94i7xUC&pg=PT120|title=Gyldendals danske filmguide|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|year=2008|isbn=978-87-02-06669-2|location=Copenhagen, Denmark|pages=346|language=da|authorlink=Morten Piil}}

Literature

• Bang. En roman om Herman Bang by Dorrit Willumsen about Herman Bang is published.

Music

• 9 March – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is held. Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft are selected to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Kun med dig".
• 18 May – "Kun med dig" places 25th at the Eurovision Song Contest and does not qualify for the finals.

Olympics

• 19 July–4 August – The Danish team wins 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• 16–25 August – The Danish team wins a total of 41 medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

;Football

• 1 January – AC Ballerup is founded.
• 16 May {{ndash}} AGF wins the 1995–96 Danish Cup by defeating Brøndby IF 2{{ndash}}0 in the final.
• 27 May – Brøndby IF win the 1995–96 Danish Superliga.
• 8 – 30 June – Denmark participates in the UEFA Euro 1996 in England but does not make it beyond the initial group stage after finishing third in Group D.

;Badminton

• 13–20 April – The 1996 European Badminton Championships are held in Herning. The Danish team wins gold in every competition.
• 19–24 November – The 1996 IBF World Junior Championships are held in Silkeborg.
• Kastrup Magleby BK wins Europe Cup.

;Cycling

• 3 March – Rolf Sørensen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
• 29 June – 21 July – 1996 Tour de France takes place with Bjarne Riis as the overall winner.
• 8 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 8th stage.
• 13 July – Rolf Sørensen wins the 13th stage.
• 16 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 16th stage.
• 21 July – Bjarne Riis wings the 1996 Tour de France.
• 31 July – Rolf Sørensen wins a silver medal in Men's road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• 31 August – Rolf Sørensen wins the 1996 Ronde van Nederland.
• Kurt Betschart (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

;Handball

• 7 May – Randers HK is established.
• 3 August – Denmark wins gold in the Women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics by defeating South Korea 37–33 in the final.
• 6–15 December – 1996 European Women's Handball Championship takes place in Denmark. Denmark wins gold by defeating Norway 25–23 in the final.

;Other

• 11–17 March – The 1996 Copenhagen Open is held at K.B. Hallen
• 30 March–7 April – The 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships are held in Vejle. Hasan Al for Denmark wins the Welterweight class.
• 13–14 April – The 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships are held in Copenhagen.
• 30 August – Hans Nielsen wins the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
• August – The Scandinavian Open Championship is reestablished in Klampenborg.
• 21 September – The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark is held in Vojens.
• 22 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational on the 1996 European Tour.
• 30 November–7 December – The 1996 European Curling Championships are held in Copenhagen.

• 4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
• 30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist{{cite web|title=Emma JORGENSEN - Olympic {{!}} Denmark|url=https://www.olympic.org/emma-jorgensen|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=25 November 2019|language=en|date=25 June 2017}}
• 27 February Rasmus Lauritsen, footballer

• 20 May {{ndash}} Robert Skov, footballer
• 24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist{{cite web|title=Amalie DIDERIKSEN - Olympic {{!}} Denmark|url=https://www.olympic.org/amalie-dideriksen|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=25 November 2019|language=en|date=25 June 2017}}
• 10 June – Oliver Abildgaard, footballer

• 4 September {{ndash}} Nicolai Vallys, footballer
• 25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer

• 1 November – Line, singer
• 8 November {{ndash}} Jens Stage, footballer
• 10 December – Jonas Vingegaard, cyclist

• 20 January {{ndash}} Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsenm painter (born 1902)
• 17 April – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (born 1905)
• 10 May {{ndash}} Poul Borum, writer (born 1934)
• 26 May {{ndash}} Ole Berntsen, sailor (born 1915)
• 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, composer (born 1909)

• 1996 in Danish television

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