1973 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1973 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II^[1]
• Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen (until 19 December), Poul Hartling

Events

• 1 January – Denmark joined the European Economic Community (EEC) along with Ireland and the United Kingdom.
• 4 December – 1973 Danish parliamentary election is held, it is later to become known as the Landslide Election (Danish: Jordskredsvalget), because 5 new parties got elected, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced.^[2]

Sports

Badminton

• 1217 March 1973 Denmark Open
  • Elo Hansen and Ulla Strand win gold in mixed doubles

Handball

• 1 May GOG Håndbold is founded

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 4 January – Frank Høj, cyclist
• 10 January Jakob Cedergren, actor
• 11 March Bjarne Corydon, politician, editor-in-chief
• 24 March – Mette Jacobsen, freestyle and butterfly swimmer
• 29 March – Kasper Holten, stage director

AprilSeptember

• 29 April – Yildiz Akdogan, politician
• 5 July Camilla Andersen, handball player
• 24 September Barbara Bertelsen, civil servant
• 25 September – Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, politician

OctoberDecember

• 9 October Thomas Frank

Deaths

• 16 March Inger Støjberg, politician
• 9 April – Sigurd Swane, painter (born 1879)
• 1 May – Asger Jorn, painter (born 1914)
• 9 August – Christian Arhoff, actor (born 1893)
• 23 November Helga Foght, textile artist (born 1902)

See also

• 1973 in Danish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Margrethe II queen of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 16 June 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Denmark - History - Political upheaval, economic crisis and renewed growth Since 1973. Udenrigsministeriet. 2009-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20070110120624/http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/Denmark/kap6/6-18.asp . January 10, 2007. dead.