1961 in Denmark
The following are events of the year 1961 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX
- Prime minister – Viggo Kampmann
Events
- 28 March – The Maritime and [Commercial Court (Denmark)|Danish Maritime and Commercial Court] is created by act.
Sports
Badminton
- 1417 March 1961 [All England Badminton Championships|All England Badminton Championships]
- * Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
- * Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- * Finn Kobberø and Kirsten Thorndahl win gold medal in Mixed Doubles.
Sports
Badminton
- 1416 March All England Badminton Championships
- * Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
- * Finn Kobberø and Kirsten Thorndahl win gold medal in Mixed Doubles.
Births
- 3 March Bodil Jørgensen, actress
- 8 April Lars Bom, actor
- 22 May Dan Frost, cyclist
- 28 May – Frank Jensen, politician, lord mayor of Copenhagen
- 20 July Tommy Christensen, footballer
- 26 September – Charlotte Fich, actress
- 19 November – Pernille Svarre, athlete
- 28 December – Kent Nielsen, footballer and manager
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 21 March Axel Saltom ceramist
AprilJune
- 6 June – Frants Nielsen, sport shooter, competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Summer Olympics]
JulySeptember
- 11 July Elof Risebye, painter
- 18 September – Hans Denver, sport shooter, competitor at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics
OctoberDecember
- 8 November Jais Nielsen, painter
- 20 December
- * Johannes Larsen, nature painter
- * Johan Frederik Steffensen, mathematician, statistician and actuary, professor of actuarial science at the University of Copenhagen 1923–43