2013 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|2013}}
Events from the year 2013 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 1 April – The Danish government launches a lockout of all the Danish teachers. The lockout lasts until 26 April.
{{Citation|url=http://politiken.dk/politik/ECE1929293/kl-slaar-fast-lockouten-begynder-1-april/|title=KL slår fast: Lockouten begynder 1. april|publisher=Politiken|access-date=23 March 2013|trans-title=KL confirms: The lockout will begin on 1 April|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324192433/http://politiken.dk/politik/ECE1929293/kl-slaar-fast-lockouten-begynder-1-april/|archive-date=24 March 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- 28 April – Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen burns.
{{Citation|url=http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE1955767/indsatschef-to-tredjedele-af-frihedsmuseet-braender/|title=Indsatschef: To tredjedele af Frihedsmuseet brænder|publisher=Politiken|access-date=28 April 2013|trans-title=Chief commander: Two thirds of Resistance Museum is on fire|language=da}}
- 27–28 October – The St. Jude storm hit Denmark. The storm's max gust speed of 194.4 km/h (120.8 mph) was the highest ever recorded in Denmark.{{cite web|url=http://www.b.dk/vejret/ny-dansk-vindrekord-maalt-paa-als|title=Ny dansk vindrekord målt på Als|publisher=Vejret|language=da|date=28 October 2013|access-date=28 October 2013}}
Culture
=Architecture=
- 29 April – Henning Larsen Architects' Herpa Concert Hall wins the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.{{cite web|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2013/04/29/mies-van-der-rohe-award-2013-winner-harpa-concert-hall-reykjavik-henning-larsen/|title=Herpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2013|publisher=´Dezeen|access-date=2014-05-25}}
- 30 May – Gehl Architects are awarded the Nykredit Architecture Prize at a ceremony in Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=http://www.nykredit.com/aboutnykredit/info/company/nykredits-architecture-prize-2013.xml#|title=Nykredit's Architecture Prize 2013 awarded to Gehl Architects|publisher=Nykredit|access-date=2014-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233903/http://www.nykredit.com/aboutnykredit/info/company/nykredits-architecture-prize-2013.xml|archive-date=25 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
- 12 June – 3XN's Frederiksberg Courthouse in Copenhagen and Lundgaard & Tranberg's Sorø Art Museum are among the year's nine recipients of RIBA RU Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects.{{cite web|url=http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/2013/2013RIBANationalandEUAwardsannounced.aspx#.Ubu1J9zU-8Q|title=2013 RIBA National and EU Awards announced|publisher=RIBA|access-date=2013-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618014007/http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/2013/2013RIBANationalandEUAwardsannounced.aspx#.Ubu1J9zU-8Q|archive-date=18 June 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- 20 September – Henning Larsen Architects win the LEAF Awards for Best Public Building of the Year in the Education & Research and Culture categories for Campus Roskilde and Herpa respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/432902/2013-leaf-award-winners-announced/|title=2013 LEAF Award Winners Announced|publisher=ArchDaily|access-date=2014-05-25}}
=Film=
{{See also|Danish films of the 2010s}}
- 10 February – Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt is nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 66th British Academy Film Awards.
- 30 October – Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt wins the Nordic Council Film Prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/the-nordic-council-film-prize-2013-goes-to-the-hunt|title=The Nordic Council Film Prize 2013 goes to "The Hunt"|publisher=Nordic Council|access-date=2014-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113171805/http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/the-nordic-council-film-prize-2013-goes-to-the-hunt|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=dead}}
- 7 December – 26th European Film Awards
- Susanne Bier's Love Is All You Need wins the award for Best Comedy.
- Copenhagen-based Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing wins the award for Best Documentary
- 9 December – The Hunt wins the award for Best Foreign Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2013.
=Literature=
- 30 October – Kim Leine's The Prophets of Eternal Fjord wins the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
=Media=
=Music=
- 18 May – Emmelie de Forest wins the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö with the song Only Teardrops.
{{Citation|url=http://politiken.dk/ibyen/nyheder/musik/ECE1974294/emmelie-synger-sig-til-tops-only-teardrops-er-europas-bedste-sang/|title=Emmelie synger sig til tops: 'Only Teardrops' er Europas bedste sang|publisher=Politiken|access-date=19 May 2013|trans-title=Emmelie goes to the top: 'Only Teardrops' is Europe's best song|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608032326/http://politiken.dk/ibyen/nyheder/musik/ECE1974294/emmelie-synger-sig-til-tops-only-teardrops-er-europas-bedste-sang/|archive-date=8 June 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Sport
=Badminton=
- 17 February – Denmark wins silver at the 2013 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships after being defeated by Germany in the final.
- 5-10 March – Tine Baun wins gold in Women's Single at 2013 All England Super Series Premier.
- 5{{ndash}}11 August {{ndash}} Denmark wins one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships.
- 22 October {{ndash}} Jan Ø. Jørgensen wins gold in men's single at the 2013 French Super Series.
=Cycling=
- 31 January – Michael Rasmussen admits that he has used performance-enhancing drugs and methods for the most of his professional career.{{Citation|url=http://politiken.dk/sport/cykling/ECE1884663/rasmussen-ord-for-ord-jeg-har-snydt-loejet-og-bedraget-folk/|title=Rasmussen ord for ord: Jeg har snydt, løjet og bedraget folk|publisher=Politiken|access-date=31 January 2013|trans-title=Rasmussen verbatim: I have cheated, lied and deceived people|language=da}}
- 5 February {{ndash}} Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) and Michael Mørkøv (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
=Football=
- 5 May – FC Copenhagen wins the 2012–13 Danish Superliga by drawing Brøndby IF 0–0 at Brøndby Stadion.
- 9 May – Esbjerg fB wins the 2012–13 Danish Cup by defeating Randers FC 1–0 in the 2013 Danish Cup Final.
=Golf=
- 8 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Omega European Masters on the 2013 European Tour.
- 24 November – Morten Ørum Madsen wins South African Open Championship on the 2014 European Tour.
- 8 December – Thomas Bjørn wins Nedbank Golf Challenge on the 2014 European Tour.
=Handball=
- 27 January – Denmark wins silver at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship after being defeated by Spain in the final.
=Motorsports=
- 23 June – Tom Kristensen wins the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans for the ninth time as part of the Audi Sport Team Joest team.
Deaths
=January{{ndash}}March=
- 12 January {{ndash}} John Hansen, football player (born 1924)
- 7 February – Peter Steen, actor (born 1936)
- 6 March {{ndash}} Keld Helmer-Petersen, photographer (born 1920)
- 19 March – Holger Juul Hansen, actor (born 1924)
=April{{ndash}}June=
- 4 April - Beatrice Palner, actress (born 1938)
- 22 April – Vivi Bak, actress (born 1939)
- 20 May – Dr Haldor Topsøe, civil engineer (born 1913)
- 21 May – Count Christian of Rosenborg, cousin of the Danish Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1942)
- 6 June – Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, cellist (born 1932)
- 22 June – Allan Simonsen, racing driver (born 1978)
- 22 June – Henning Larsen, architect (born 1925)
=July{{ndash}}September=
=October{{ndash}}December=
- 5 October – Heidi Ryom, dancer (born 1955){{cite encyclopedia|last=Christensen|first=Anne Middelboe|title=Heidi Ryom|url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Heidi_Ryom|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske Encyklopædi|language=da|date=7 May 2020|access-date=4 December 2021}}{{cite news|last=Seidenfaden|first=Rikke Gredsted|title=Tidligere soloballerina ved Den Kongelige Ballet er død|trans-title=Former solo ballerina at the Royal Ballet is dead|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/tidligere-soloballerina-ved-den-kongelige-ballet-er-doed|publisher=DR|language=da|date=6 October 2013|access-date=4 December 2021}}
- 21 October - Rune T. Kidde, writer, storyteller, musician and artist (born 1957)
- 12 November - Kurt Trampedach, painter and sculptor (born 1943)
- 22 December – Hans Hækkerup, politician and former Minister of Defense (born 1945)
See also
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References
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