1983 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
Sports
Football
- 21 September – Denmark achieves an important 1–0 win against England in Wembley Stadium in Group 3 of the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying. Denmark's goal is scored by Allan Simonsen.
- 16 November – Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 1984 by defeating Greece 2–0 in their last qualification game and thus winning Group 3 one point ahead of England.
Badminton
- 2– May – The 1983 IBF World Championships takes place in Copenhagen.
- Steen Fladberg and Jesper Helledie win gold in men's doubles
- Steen Fladberg and Pia Nielsen win gold in mixed doubles.
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
- 13 July – Kim Andersen wins Stage 12 of the 1983 Tour de France.
- Gert Frank (DEN) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
January–March
- 20 March – Thomas Kahlenberg, Former footballer
April–June
- 17 April – Thomas Kristensen, footballer
- 23 April – Leon Andreasen, footballer
- 15 May – Anne Lolk Thomsen, rower[2]
- 17 May – Simon Mathew, pop singer
- 18 May – Agnete Kirk Thinggaard, dressage rider[3]
- 23 May – Joachim Persson, badminton player
- 23 May – Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard, professional footballer
- 31 May – Kim Aabech, footballer
- 6 June – Michael Krohn-Dehli, footballer
July–September
- 7 July – Jakob Poulsen, former professional footballer
- 24 July – Carsten Mogensen, badminton player
- 27 August – Thomas Mikkelsen, footballer
- 27 August – Frederik Nielsen, tennis player
- 31 August – Lasse Svan Hansen, handball player
- 18 September – Rasmus Würtz, footballer
October–December
- 4 October – Karsten Lauritzen, politician
- 23 November – Kamilla Rytter Juhl, badminton player[4]
- 19 December – Mia Rosing, model
Deaths
- 7 April– Elna Pandurom actress and operetta singer (died 1882)
- 16 September – Andreas Friis, painter (born 1890)
- 24 September – Lis Møller, journalist and politician (born 1918)[5]
- 29 November – Aage Rasmussen, photographer and track and field athlete (born 1889)
- 10 November – Carl Erik Soya, author and dramatist (born 1896)