1964 in Denmark
Events from the year 1964 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX
- Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
- 21 March – Denmark hosts the Eurovision Song Contest and finishes in 9th place.
- 22 September – The 1964 parliamentary election is held.
Sport
- January–February – Denmark participates in the 1964 Winter Olympics.
- October – Denmark participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins six medals.
Badminton
- 14 April All England Open Badminton Championships
- * Knud Aage Nielsen wins gold in Men's Single
- * Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Double
- * Karin Jørgensen and Ulla Strand win gold in Women's Double
Football
- 19 April Naja Abelsen, painter and illustrator
- 30 March – the 1964 Jutland Series is launched
- 7 May Esbjerg fB wins the 1963–64 Danish Cup by defeating KFUMs Boldklub Odense 21 in the final.
- 17–20 June – Denmark participates in 1964 European Nations' Cup in France.
- * 17 June – Denmark is defeated by the Soviet Union in the semi-final.
- * 20 June – Denmark is defeated by Hungary in the bronze match.
- 15 November – the 1964 Jutland Series final is played
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 13 January – Claus Nielsen, footballer
- 4 February – Marianne Gaarden, bishop
- 21 March – Jesper Skibby, cyclist
AprilJune
- 3 April – Bjarne Riis, cyclist
- 8 April – Janne Teller, author
- 22 April – Bo Gunge, composer
- 6 May – Lars Mikkelsen, actor
- 15 May – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, 25th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1 June – Marianne Florman, handball player
- 15 June – Michael Laudrup, football player
- 30 June – Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
JulySeptember
- 6 August Sara Blædel, author
- 9 September – Cæcilie Norby, jazz and rock singer
- 18 September – Curt Hansen, chess grandmaster
- 25 September Ida Jessen, author
OctoberDecember
- 11 October – Christian Dyvig, businessman
- 3 November Paprika Steen, actress
- 11 December Niels Christian Meyer, television host
- 20 December Morten Løkkegaard, politician
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 1 January Thyge Petersen, boxer
JanuaryMarch
- 16 February Jette Bang photographer
- 27 March – Emil Reesen, composer, conductor and pianist
AprilJune
- 10 May – Harald Tandrup, writer
- 5 June Lauge Koch, geologist and Arctic explorer
- 21 May Sigurd Kielland Brandt, painter
JulySeptember
- 14 July – Prince Axel of Denmark
- 12 August Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, businessman, company founder
- 28 September Arild Rosenkrantz, nobleman, painter, sculptor, stained-glass artist and illustrator
OctoberDecember
- 21 October – Carl Johan Hviid, actor
- 26 November – Bodil Ipsen, actress and film director