1963 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch - Frederik IX
• Prime minister - Jens Otto Krag

Events

Music

• March 23: The couple of Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann won the 8th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Dansevise, being the first victory for the country.

Sports

Badminton

• 1923 March 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 Ulla Strand win gold medal in Mixed Doubles

Football

• 18 December – Denmark qualifies for the final tournament of the 1964 European Nations' Cup in France by defeating Luxemburg in the second round of the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 26 February - Jan Friis-Mikkelsen, chef and restaurateur
• 28 March Morten Kirkskov, actor, theatre director and writer

AprilJune

• 7 April - Fredrik Lundin, jazz saxophonist
• 24 June - Jascha Richter, singer-songwriter, frontman of Michael Learns to Rock

JulySeptember

• 4 July - Jan Mølby, football player, football coach
• 15 July - Brigitte Nielsen, actress, model, and singer
• 25 September - Peter Have, politician

OctoberDecember

• 3 October - Niels Lan Doky, jazz pianist, record producer
• 13 October Henrik Qvortrup, journalist
• 18 November - Peter Schmeichel, footballer
• 6 December – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
• 26 December - Lars Ulrich, drummer, co-founder of Metallica
• 27 December Claus Meyer, restaurateur, culinary entrepreneur, cookbook writer

Deaths

• 20 February - Jacob Gade, violinist and composer
• 14 April - Anna Borg, Danish-Icelandic actress
• 3 July - Povl Baumann, architect
• 5 July Aagot Lading, educator