2003 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Events
- 12 October – The second phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens, extending it to Vanløse[2]
The arts
Architecture
Film
- 23 March — This Charming Man by Martin Strange-Hansen wins an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 75th Academy Awards.
- 23 May – Christoffer Boe's film Reconstruction wins the Caméra d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Literature
Music
- 15 November — The first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Television
- 24 November – DR series Nikolaj and Julie wins the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series at the 31st International Emmy Awards.
Sports
Badminton
- 28 July – 3 August – Denmark wins one gold medal and two bronze medals at the 2003 IBF World Championships.
Cycling
- 15 July — Jakob Piil wins the 10th stage of the 2003 Tour de France.
Golf
- 22 June — Søren Kjeldsen wins the Diageo Championship at Gleneagles.
- 20 July – Thomas Bjørn wins the 2003 Open Championship.
- 23 November — Thomas Bjørn wins Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.[3]
Football
- 29 May – Brøndby IF wins the 2002–03 Danish Cup by defeating FC Midtjylland 3–0 in the final.
- 11 October — Denmark draws with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last round of in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, but still wins Group 2 and was thus ready for UEFA Euro 2004.
Other
- 15 March — Wilson Kipketer wins silver in Menøs 800 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 11 April — Mikkel Kessler wins the WBC International title by defeating Craig Cummings by a knockout in the third round.
- 15 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Team Bentley, his fifth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
- 24–28 September – Denmark wins a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships.
- 4 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes Speedway World Champion by winning the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix series.
Births
- 4 February – Rasmus Højlund, footballer
- 13 April – Lucas Hey, footballer
- 29 April – Holger Rune, tennis player[citation needed]
- 28 May – Valdemar Lund, footballer
- 12 June – Elias Jelert, footballer
- 24 October – Julia Kathrine Hansen, singer
Deaths
- 17 April – Mogens Andersen, artist (died 1916)
- 4 May –} Birgit Grodal, economist (born 1943)
- 26 July – Hilde Levi, physicist (born 1909)
- 28 July – Henning Holck-Larsen, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder (born 1907)
- 19 November – Hans Tabor, diplomat (born 1922)
Full date unknown
- Wermund Bendtsen, photographer (born 1917)