1982 in Denmark
Events from the year 1982 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II
- Prime minister - Anker Jørgensen (until September 10, Poul Schlüter
Events
- January 5 - 17 years old Curt Hansen wins the European Junior Chess Championship
- January 8 - A Danish cold record is set when a temperature of -31.2 is registered in Hørsted, a village in the Thy region of northern Jytland.
- September 10 - Poul Schlüter becomes prime minister
Sports
Badminton
- 28 March Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1982 All England Open Badminton Championships.
- 13-18 April — With 2 gold medals and five bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 8th European Badminton Championships in Böblingen, West Germany.
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
Births
JanuaryMarch
- 2 January – Rasmus Paludan, Danish-Swedish politician and lawyer
- 16 January – Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, actress
- 26 February – Johnny Thomsen, footballer
- 2 March – Pilou Asbæk, actor
AprilJune
- 3 April – Stine Brix, author and politician
- 15 April – Henriette Engel Hansen, sprint canoeist
- 17 April – Martin Kampmann, mixed martial arts fighter
- 26 April – Steffen Ernemann, footballer
- 14 May – Anders Eggert, handball player
- 20 May – Allan Arenfeldt Olesen, footballer
- 25 May – Jesper Bech, footballer
- 26 May – Morten Breum, DJ and music producer
- 16 June - May Andersen, model
JulySeptember
- 19 July Esben Holmboe Bang, chef and restaurateur
- 24 July Catharina Svensson, lawyer
- 19 August Jens Berthel Askou, footballer
- 22 August Peter Nymann, footballer
OctoberDecember
- 1 October - Louise Svalastog Spellerberg, handball player
- 20 October - Kristian Bach Bak, footballer
- 3 November – Lasse Kryger, footballer
- 30 November – Medina, musician
- 8 December – Christian Drejer, basketball player
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 12 January – Emil Hass Christensen, actor
- 16 January – Harald Agersnap, composer, educator and musician
- 4 March Søren Kristian Toubro, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder
AprilJune
- 24 April – Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen, actress
- 1 June – Einar Juhl, film actor
- 4 June – Henning Dahl Mikkelsen, cartoonist
- 15 June - Erling Foss, engineer and businessman
- 29 June Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, artist and designer
JulySeptember
- 9 July Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, actor
- 20 September Søren Georg Jensen, designer and sculptor
OctoberDecember
- 21 December - Frants Hvass, diplomat