1989 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1989 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Margrethe II^[1]
• Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events

• 26 August  - Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space.^[2]
• 8 September – Partnair Flight 394 crashes into the North Sea of the Danish coast, killing all 55 people on board.^[3]
• 1 October  - Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples.^[4]
• Full date unknown:
  • Tools Design, a consumer products and furniture design studio is founded.^[5]

Culture

Film

• 28 January – Both Pelle the Conqueror and Babette's Feast art nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Pelle the Conqueror wins the award.

Sport

• 15 Mette Jacobsen wins two bronze medals in Women's 200 metre freestyle and Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.

Cycling

• Danny Clark (AUS) and Urs Freuler (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
• Danny Clark (AUS) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 9 January Rikke Møller Pedersenm swimmer
• 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player
• 26 January – Kristoffer Hjort Storm, politician
• 26 March – Simon Kjær, football player

AprilJune

• 8 May Lars Eller, ice hockey player
• 31 May – Daniel Wass, footballer

JulySeptember

• 7 August – Søren Frederiksen, footballer
• 7 September Alban Lendorf, ballet dancer

OctoberDecember

• 29 October Maria Sten, actress
• 21 December – Thorbjørn Olesen, golfer

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 22 January Ellen Andersen, textile artist (born 1908)
• 3 February  - Ebbe Langberg, actor (born 1933)
• 4 February Thorkild Hansen, author (born 1927)

AprilJune

• 29 April Else Schøtt, operatic soprano (born 1895)
• 17 May  - Finn Juhl, architect and designer (born 1912)
• 26 June Thorkil Kristensen, politician (born 1899)

JulyAugust

• 2 July  - Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1920)
• 30 July  - Lily Broberg, actress (born 1923)

OctoberDecember

• 27 October Kjeld Philip, politician (born 1912)

See also

• 1989 in Danish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Margrethe II queen of Denmark . Encyclopædia Britannica . 16 June 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Munkeruphus' historie . da . Munkeruphus . 2011-12-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090529145519/http://www.munkeruphus.dk/historie/index_historie.html . 29 May 2009 .
3. News: Ap . 1989-09-09 . Plane Crash Off Danish Coast Kills 55 . 2024-05-14 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: It’s 30 years since Denmark made history and became the first country to introduce civil partnerships for same-sex couples . PinkNews . 25 November 2019 . 1 October 2019.
5. Book: Steve Boogar. BoogarLists Directory of Product Design Firms. BoogarLists. 15. GGKEY:6PXZC3G22GP.