1963 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
Music
- March 23: The couple of Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann won the 8th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Dansevise, being the first victory for the country.
Sports
Badminton
- 19–23 March – All England Badminton Championships
- Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- Finn Kobberø and Ulla Strand win gold medal in Mixed Doubles
Football
- 18 December – Denmark qualifies for the final tournament of the 1964 European Nations' Cup in France by defeating Luxemburg in the second round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying.
Births
January–March
- 26 February – Jan Friis-Mikkelsen, chef and restaurateur
- 28 March – Morten Kirkskov, actor, theatre director and writer
April–June
- 7 April – Fredrik Lundin, jazz saxophonist
- 24 June – Jascha Richter, singer-songwriter, frontman of Michael Learns to Rock
July–September
- 4 July – Jan Mølby, football player, football coach
- 15 July – Brigitte Nielsen, actress, model, and singer
- 25 September – Peter Have, politician
October–December
- 3 October – Niels Lan Doky, jazz pianist, record producer
- 13 October – Henrik Qvortrup, journalist
- 18 November – Peter Schmeichel, footballer
- 6 December – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
- 26 December – Lars Ulrich, drummer, co-founder of Metallica
- 27 December – Claus Meyer, restaurateur, culinary entrepreneur, cookbook writer
Deaths
- 20 February – Jacob Gade, violinist and composer (born 1879)
- 14 April – Anna Borg, Danish-Icelandic actress (born 1903)[2]
- 9 May – Johannes Berggreen, businessman (died 1878)
- 3 July – Povl Baumann, architect (born 1878)
- 5 July – Aagot Lading, educator (born 1909)