2015 in Denmark
The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Denmark.
As the Danish constitution require parliamentary elections to occur at least every four years, 2015 will be an election year.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II
- Prime Minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt, Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Events
- 12 February – Politiken staff photographer Mads Nissen wins the 2014 World Press Photo of the Year.
- 14–15 February – 2015 [Copenhagen shootings]: Two people are killed and several police officers are injured in shootings, the first at a free speech gathering of journalists, artists and cartoonists, the second at the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen.
- 15 February – Danish police kill a man near Nørrebro station after an exchange of gunfire. The police believe he was the man responsible for two previous attacks.
- 17–19 March – State visit from His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands.
Sports
Badminton
- 13–18 January - Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl win gold in Women's Double at 2015 Malaysia [Masters Grand Prix Gold|Malaysia Masters].
- 15 February - Denmark wins gold at the 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating England 3-0 in the final.
- 24 February 1 March Jan Ø. Jørgensen wins gold in Men's Single, Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding win gold in Men's Double, Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl win gold in Women's Double and Mads Pieler Kolding/Kamilla Rytter Juhl win gold in Mixed Double at the 2015 [German Open Grand Prix Gold].
- 38 March Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen win gold in List of All England [men's doubles champions|men's double] at the 2015 All England Super Series Premier.
- 1016 August Denmark wins one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 2015 BWF World Championships.
- 1822 November Hans-Kristian Vittinghus wins gold in Men's Single and Line Kjærsfeldt wins gold in Women's Single at the 2015 Scottish Open Grand Prix.
Cycling
- 3 February Michael Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Golf
- 31 May - Søren Kjeldsen wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on the 2015 European Tour.
- 4 October - Thorbjørn Olesen wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on the 2015 European Tour.
Sailing
- Date unknown Anne-Marie Rindom wins gold at the Women's ILCA 6 World Championship in Al Mussanah.
Other
- 1923 August Denmark wins two gold medals at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
- 7 September Mark Madsen wins a silver medal in 2015 [World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg|Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg] at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 6 February – Kathrine Windfeld, film director
- 13 March – Inge Eriksen, writer and political activist
- 14 March – Ib Melchior, film director and screenwriter
- 21 March – Jørgen Ingmann, musician
AprilJune
- 2 April – Per Vilhelm Brüel, physicist and engineer
- 3 May – Holger Hansen, politician
JulySeptember
- 1 August Harald Nielsen, footballer
- 9 September Jørgen Sonne, writer