2016 in Denmark
Incumbents
Events
- Kundby case Failed Islamist terror bombing plot.
- 28 November - The third cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen is presented at Amalienborg Palace.
Culture
Film
- 20 February - Trine Dyrholm wins the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in Thomas Vinterberg's The Commune at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sport
Badminton
- 2327 Anders Antonsen wins gold in Men's Single, Mette Poulsen wins gold in Women's Single and Mathias Christiansen and David Daugaard win gold in Men's Double at the 2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix.
- 26 April1 May - With four gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2016 European Badminton Championships.
- 22 May Denmark wins the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup by defeating Indonesia 32 in the final.
- 30 October Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen win gold in men's double at the 2016 French Super Series.
Cycling
- 9 February Jesper Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Golf
- 6 November - Thorbjørn Olesen wins Turkish Airlines Open.
Ice hockey
- March 25–31 – 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A in Aalborg
Other
- 20–27 August - Maja Alm wins a gold medal in Women's sprint and Denmark wins two silver medals in Mixed sprint relay and Women's relay at the 2016 World Orienteering Championships-
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 3 January – Peter Naur, computer scientist
- 18 January – Else Marie Pade, composer
- 8 February – Viggo Rivad, photographer
- 21 February Nina Hole, artist
- 20 February – Ove Verner Hansen, actor
- 5 March Helle-Vibeke Erichsen, artist and illustrator
- 20 March - Anker Jørgensen, politician and former prime minister of Denmark
AprilJune
- 22 April – Anne Wolden-Ræthinge, journalist
JulySeptember
- 8 July – Gurli Vibe Jensen, missionary, priest and writer
- 4 August Willy Hansen, cyclist
- 1 September – Grethe Philip, politician
OctoberDecember
- 7 December Paul Elvstrøm, sailor
- 31 December Henning Christophersen, politician and EU commissioner