1979 in Denmark
Events from the year 1979 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II
- Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen
Events
- May 1 – Greenland is granted limited autonomy from Denmark, with its own Parliament sitting in Nuuk.
- 23 October – The 1979 Danish parliamentary election is held.
Sports
Badminton
- 23 March Lene Køppen wins gold in women's singles at the 1980 All England Open Badminton Championships.
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
Births
JanuaryJune
- 6 January – Christina Chanée, Musical artist
- 17 January – Asbjørn Sennels, footballer
- 2 February Anne Sofie Madsen, fashion designer
- 17 February - Juliane Rasmussen, rower
- 1 March - Mikkel Kessler, boxer
JulySeptember
- 21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player
- 7 June - Julie Berthelsen, singer, songwriter
- 25 June - Daniel Jensen, footballer
- 16 July - Kim Christensen, footballer
- 21 July - Tine Baun, badminton player
- 31 July - Per Krøldrup, footballer
- 4 August Bo Svenssonm football coach and former footballer
- 17 September Michel Nykjær, racing driver
- 18 September Lasse Boesen, handballer
- 20 September Lars Jacobsen, footballer
- 29 September Nicolas Winding Refn, film director
OctoberDecember
- 1 October Nicolai Nørregaard, chef and restaurateur
- 9 November - Casper Ankergren, footballer
- 23 November - Thomas Gaardsøe, footballer
Deaths
- 28 January Hans Scherfig, author and painter
- 15 January Lis Ahlmann, textile artist
- 10 May Hans Bjerrum, field hockey player
- 12 September – Carl Theodor Sørensen, landscape architect
- 17 December A. J. Iversen, cabinetmaker and furniture designer