2013 in Denmark
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- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt
Events
- 1 April – The Danish government launches a lockout of all the Danish teachers. The lockout lasts until 26 April.[2]
- 28 April – Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen burns.[3]
- 27–28 October – The St. Jude storm hit Denmark. The storm's max gust speed of 194.4 km/h (120.8 mph) was the highest ever recorded in Denmark.[4]
Culture
Architecture
- 29 April – Henning Larsen Architects' Herpa Concert Hall wins the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.[5]
- 30 May – Gehl Architects are awarded the Nykredit Architecture Prize at a ceremony in Copenhagen.[6]
- 12 June – 3XN's Frederiksberg Courthouse in Copenhagen and Lundgaard & Tranberg's Sorø Art Museum are among the year's nine recipients of RIBA RU Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects.[7]
- 20 September – Henning Larsen Architects win the LEAF Awards for Best Public Building of the Year in the Education & Research and Culture categories for Campus Roskilde and Herpa respectively.[8]
Film
- 10 February – Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt is nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 66th British Academy Film Awards.
- 30 October – Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt wins the Nordic Council Film Prize.[9]
- 7 December – 26th European Film Awards
- Susanne Bier's Love Is All You Need wins the award for Best Comedy.
- Copenhagen-based Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing wins the award for Best Documentary
- 9 December – The Hunt wins the award for Best Foreign Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2013.
Literature
- 30 October – Kim Leine's The Prophets of Eternal Fjord wins the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
Media
Music
- 18 May – Emmelie de Forest wins the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö with the song Only Teardrops.[10]
Sport
Badminton
- 17 February – Denmark wins silver at the 2013 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships after being defeated by Germany in the final.
- 5-10 March – Tine Baun wins gold in Women's Single at 2013 All England Super Series Premier.
- 5–11 August – Denmark wins one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships.
- 22 October – Jan Ø. Jørgensen wins gold in men's single at the 2013 French Super Series.
Cycling
- 31 January – Michael Rasmussen admits that he has used performance-enhancing drugs and methods for the most of his professional career.[11]
- 5 February – Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) and Michael Mørkøv (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Football
- 5 May – FC Copenhagen wins the 2012–13 Danish Superliga by drawing Brøndby IF 0–0 at Brøndby Stadion.
- 9 May – Esbjerg fB wins the 2012–13 Danish Cup by defeating Randers FC 1–0 in the 2013 Danish Cup Final.
Golf
- 8 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Omega European Masters on the 2013 European Tour.
- 24 November – Morten Ørum Madsen wins South African Open Championship on the 2014 European Tour.
- 8 December – Thomas Bjørn wins Nedbank Golf Challenge on the 2014 European Tour.
Handball
- 27 January – Denmark wins silver at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship after being defeated by Spain in the final.
Motorsports
- 23 June – Tom Kristensen wins the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans for the ninth time as part of the Audi Sport Team Joest team.
