1981 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen

Events

• 8 December – The 1981 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Sports

Badminton

• Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

• Albert Fritz and Patrick Sercu win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 9 February - Kristian Pless, tennis player
• 5 March Helle Frederiksen, triathlete

AprilJune

• 30 May - Lars Møller Madsen, handball player
• 9 June - Kasper Søndergaard, handball player

JulySeptember

• 1 August - Hans Lindberg, handball player
• 1 September - Michael Maze, table tennis player
• 6 September - Søren Larsen, footballer

OctoberDecember

• 6 October - Thomas Troelsen, music producer
• 28 October - Elvira Lind, film director
• 24 November Mads Rasmussen, rower
• 4 December – Brian Vandborg, cyclist

Deaths

• 17 February - Ellen Gottschalch, actress
• 27 March - Preben Kaas
• 21 November - Ejner Federspiel, actor
• 28 November - Arthur Jensen, actor
• 4 December Ole Sarvig, poet