1996 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1996 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Events
The arts
Film
- May – Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.
Sports
- 19 July – 4 August – Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta: 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
Football
- 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
- 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.
Handball
- 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
Other
- 13–20 April – With six gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 15th European Badminton Championships in Herning, Denmark.
- 30 August – Hans Nielsen wins the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
- 22 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational on the 1996 European Tour.
Births
- 4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
- 30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist[2]
- 24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist[3]
- 25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer
- 1 November – Line, singer
Deaths
- 17 April – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (born 1905)
- 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, composer (born 1909)
See also
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "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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