1989 in Denmark
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- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
- 26 August – Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space.[2]
- 8 September – Partnair Flight 394 crashes into the North Sea of the Danish coast, killing all 55 people on board.[3]
- 1 October – Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples.[4]
- Full date unknown:
- Tools Design, a consumer products and furniture design studio is founded.[5]
Culture
Film
- 28 January – Both Pelle the Conqueror and Babette's Feast art nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Pelle the Conqueror wins the award.
Sport
- 15– Mette Jacobsen wins two bronze medals in Women's 200 metre freestyle and Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.
Cycling
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Urs Freuler (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
January–March
- 9 January – Rikke Møller Pedersenm swimmer
- 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player
- 26 January – Kristoffer Hjort Storm, politician
- 26 March – Simon Kjær, football player
April–June
- 8 May – Lars Eller, ice hockey player
- 31 May – Daniel Wass, footballer
July–September
- 7 August – Søren Frederiksen, footballer
- 7 September – Alban Lendorf, ballet dancer
October–December
- 2 October – Frederik Andersen, ice hockey player
- 29 October – Maria Sten, actress
- 14 December – Casper Ulrich Mortensen, handballer
- 21 December – Thorbjørn Olesen, golfer
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