1977 in Denmark

Events from the year 1977 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen

Events

• 15 February – The 1977 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Sports

• 1421 Susanne Nielsen wins a silver medal in Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1977 European Aquatics Championships.

Badminton

• 26 March Flemming Delfs wins gold in men's single at the 1977 All England Open Badminton Championships.
• 38 May Denmark wins three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 1977 IBF World Championships.

Date unknown

• Ole Ritter (DEN) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 14 March – Ida Corr, singer

AprilJune

• 2 April – Nicki Pedersen, speedway rider
• 17 April – Frederik Magle, composer
• 14 May Brian Priske, football coach and former footballer
• 31 May – Joachim Olsen, shot putter and politician
• 11 July – Casper Crump, actor
• 26 July – Martin Laursen, football player

JulySeptember

• 6 July – Vicky Holst Rasmussen, politician
• 12 August – Jesper Grønkjær, football player

OctoberDecember

• 14 October – Tina Dico, singer-songwriter
• 16 November Vicki Berlin, actress
• 19 November – Mette Frederiksen, politician
• 14 December – Kirsten Brosbøl, politician
• 16 December – René Redzepi, chef, co-founder of NOMA

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 4 January – Princess Margaretha of Sweden (born 1899 in Sweden)
• 16 January Leif Panduro, author (born 1923)
• 30 March Kirsten Gloerfelt-Tarp (born 1889)

AprilJune

• 1 May – Arne Sørensen, footballer (born 1917)
• 12 May Lau Lauritzen Jr., actor (died 1910)
• 4 June – Svend Methling, actor (born 1891)

OctoberDecember

• 25 November Jonas Bruun, lawyer (born 1911)

See also

• 1977 in Danish television

References