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

• Gert Frank and René Pijnen win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race

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