1971 in Denmark
Events from the year 1971 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Frederik IX
- Prime minister - Jens Otto Krag
Sports
- August 15–September 5 – The 1971 Women's World Cup in Association football is staged in Mexico: Denmark will be the winners.
- 10 September – Ole Olsen wins the 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 12 January - Peter Madsen, convicted murderer, former engineer and entrepreneur
- 7 February - Nicolai Wammen, politician
- 18 February - Thomas Bjørn, professional golfer
- 23 February - Nukâka Coster-Waldaum actress
- 25 February - Morten Wieghorst, football coach and former football player
- 13 March - Allan Nielsen, footballer
AprilJune
- 5 May
- * Helene Kirkegaard, badminton player
- * Anette Hoffmann, handball player
- 21 May Kristian Jensen, politician
- 5 June
- * Rane Willerslev,anthropologist
- * Eske Willerslev, biologist
- 24 June Thomas Helveg. footballer
JulySeptember
- 23 August Mads Fuglede, journalist and politician
OctoberDecember
- 30 November Pia Olsen Dyhr, politician
- 31 December Søren Pape Poulsen, politician
Deaths
- 24 March - Arne Jacobsen, architect, furniture designer
- 1 May - Ejnar Mikkelsen, Polar explorer and author
- 6 October Hans Christian Hagedorn, pharmacologist and Novo Nordisk co-founder
- 10 October – Hans Rasmus Hansen, politician