1981 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1981 in Denmark.

Incumbents

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

Events

See main article: 1981.

• 8 December – The 1981 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Sports

Badminton

• Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

• Albert Fritz (FRG) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 9 February  - Kristian Pless, tennis player
• 5 March Helle Frederiksen, triathlete

AprilJune

• 30 May  - Lars Møller Madsen, handball player
• 9 June  - Kasper Søndergaard, handball player

JulySeptember

• 1 August  - Hans Lindberg, handball player
• 1 September  - Michael Maze, table tennis player
• 6 September  - Søren Larsen, footballer

OctoberDecember

• 6 October  - Thomas Troelsen, music producer
• 28 October  - Elvira Lind, film director
• 24 November Mads Rasmussen, rower
• 4 December – Brian Vandborg, cyclist

Deaths

• 17 February  - Ellen Gottschalch, actress (born 1894)
• 27 March  - Preben Kaas (born 1930)
• 21 November  - Ejner Federspiel, actor (born 1896)
• 28 November  - Arthur Jensen, actor (born 1897)

See also

• 1981 in Danish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Margrethe II queen of Denmark . Encyclopedia Britannica . 16 June 2019 . en.