1996 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Events
- 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.
The arts
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.[2]
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.
Sports
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 – AGF wins the 1995–96 Danish Cup by defeating Brøndby IF 2–0 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.
Births
January–March
- 4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
- 30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist[3]
- 14 February – Nikolaj Ehlers, ice hockey player
- 27 February Rasmus Lauritsen, footballer
April–June
- 20 May – Robert Skov, footballer
- 24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist[4]
- 10 June – Oliver Abildgaard, footballer
July–September
- 4 September – Nicolai Vallys, footballer
- 25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer
October–December
- 1 November – Line, singer
- 2 November – Clara Rosager, actress and model
- 8 November – Jens Stage, footballer
- 10 December – Jonas Vingegaard, cyclist
Deaths
- 20 January – Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsenm painter (born 1902)
- 39 March – Bjørn Stiler, cyclist (died 1911)
- 17 April – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (born 1905)
- 10 May – Poul Borum, writer (born 1934)
- 26 May – Ole Berntsen, sailor (born 1915)
- 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, composer (born 1909)
- 16 September – Rolf Graae, architect (born 1916)