1971 in Denmark

Events from the year 1971 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederik IX
• Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag

Events

Sports

• August 15–September 5 – The 1971 Women's World Cup in Association football (an event not recognized by FIFA) is staged in Mexico: Denmark will be the winners.
• 10 September – Ole Olsen wins the 1971 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 12 January - Peter Madsen, convicted murderer, former engineer and entrepreneur
• 7 February - Nicolai Wammen, politician
• 18 February - Thomas Bjørn, professional golfer
• 23 February - Nukâka Coster-Waldau, actress
• 25 February - Morten Wieghorst, football coach and former football player
• 13 March - Allan Nielsen, footballer

AprilJune

• 5 May
• Helene Kirkegaard, badminton player
• Anette Hoffmann, handball player
• 21 May Kristian Jensen, politician
• 5 June
• Rane Willerslev,anthropologist
• Eske Willerslev, biologist
• 24 June Thomas Helveg. footballer

JulySeptember

• 23 August Mads Fuglede, journalist and politician

OctoberDecember

• 5 November Michael Jansson, economist
• 30 November Pia Olsen Dyhr, politician
• 31 December Søren Pape Poulsen, politician (died 2024)

Deaths

• 24 March – Arne Jacobsen, architect, furniture designer (born 1902)
• 1 May – Ejnar Mikkelsen, Polar explorer and author (born 1880)
• 6 October Hans Christian Hagedorn, pharmacologist and Novo Nordisk co-founder (born 1888)
• 10 October – Hans Rasmus Hansen, politician (born 1896)

See also

• 1971 in Danish television

References