1996 in Denmark

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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]
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
8 November – Jens Stage, footballer
10 December – Jonas Vingegaard, cyclist

Deaths

20 January – Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsenm painter (born 1902)
1 April – Erik Bruhn, ballet dancer (born 1928)
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)

References

^ "Margrethe II: queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal A/S. p. 346. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2.
^ "Emma JORGENSEN - Olympic | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ "Amalie DIDERIKSEN - Olympic | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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