1973 in Denmark

Events from the year 1973 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Margrethe II
Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen, Poul Hartling

Events

1 January – Denmark joined the European Economic Community along with Ireland and the United Kingdom.
4 December – 1973 Danish parliamentary election is held, it is later to become known as the Landslide Election, because 5 new parties got elected, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced.

Sports

Badminton

1217 March 1973 Denmark Open
*Elo Hansen and Ulla Strand win gold in mixed doubles

Handball

1 May GOG Håndbold is founded

Births

JanuaryMarch

4 January – Frank Høj, cyclist
10 January Jakob Cedergren, actor
11 March Bjarne Corydon, politician, editor-in-chief
16 March Inger Støjberg, politician
24 March – Mette Jacobsen, freestyle and butterfly swimmer
29 March – Kasper Holten, stage director

AprilSeptember

29 April – Yildiz Akdogan, politician
5 July Camilla Andersen, handball player
24 September Barbara Bertelsen, civil servant
25 September – Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, politician

OctoberDecember

9 October Thomas Frank

Deaths