1978 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1978 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Margrethe II^[1]
• Prime minister  - Anker Jørgensen

Events

• 19 September  - The 1978 electoral age referendum, leading to a lowering of the electoral age from 20 to 18 years.^[2]

Undated

• The death penalty is abolished for all crimes.^[3]

Sports

Badminton

• 13 - 15 April - With two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 6th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
• Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

• Donald Allan (AUS) and Danny Clark (AUS) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Other

• 2 September - Ole Olsen wins the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship at Wembley Stadium in London.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 9 January Christina Hembo, designer
• 20 January  - Britt Raaby, freestyle swimmer
• 14 February – Rie Rasmussen, actress, film director, writer, model, and photographer
• 3 March – Nicolas Kiesa, racing driver
• 10 March – Kim Staal, Ice hockey player

AprilJune

• 3 April  - Michael Gravgaard, football player
• 8 April Christian Tafdrup, actor and filmmaker
• 22 April Ida Auken, politician
• 26 April Peter Madsen, footballer
• 30 April Joachim Boldsen, handballer
• 13 May Jeanette Varberg. historian and curator

JulySeptember

• 5 July – Allan Simonsen, racing driver
• 12 July – Katrine Fruelund, handball player
• 22 July  - Dennis Rommedahl, football player
• 24 July Ole Yde, fashion designer

OctoberDecember

• 1 November – Lise Rønne, journalist and television presenter
• 23 November – Joachim Fischer Nielsen, badminton player
• 27 December Jim Lyngvild, designer

Deaths

• 1 March – Arne Sørensen, politician (born 1906)
• 18 March Willy Hansen, cyclist (died 1906)
• 19 May  - Carl Hansen, footballer (born 1898)
• 22 June  - Jens Otto Krag, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1914)

See also

• 1978 in Danish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Margrethe II queen of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 16 June 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Tiden er moden for 16 års valgret. Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd. 2009-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20091214105902/http://www.duf.dk/forside/nyheder/debat/tiden_er_moden_for_16_aar_valgret/. 2009-12-14. dead.
3. Web site: Countries That Have Abolished the Death Penalty Since 1976 . 7 May 2023 . Death Penalty Information Center.