1996 in Denmark

Events from the year 1996 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Events

• 10 March – one man is killed and three others are injured by gunfire at the 1996 Copenhagen Airport shooting.
• 15 March – Arken Museum of Modern Art is inaugurated in Ishøj.
• 6 October – A rocket-propelled grenade is fired at the headquarters of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, killing two people and injuring nineteen others.
• 30 December – The Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet is formed.

The arts

Architecture

• Construction of Sydbank Arena is completed in Kolding.

Film and TV

• May – Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.
• 30 August – DR2 is launched.
• 2 December – Go' morgen Danmark begins airing on TV 2.
• The 13th Robert Awards are held, where Carsten Rudolph's 1995 film The Beast Within wins Best Danish Film and Best Screenplay.

Literature

• Bang. En roman om Herman Bang by Dorrit Willumsen about Herman Bang is published.

Music

• 9 March – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is held. Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft are selected to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Kun med dig".
• 18 May – "Kun med dig" places 25th at the Eurovision Song Contest and does not qualify for the finals.

Sports

Olympics

• 19 July–4 August – The Danish team wins 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• 16–25 August – The Danish team wins a total of 41 medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

Football

• 1 January – AC Ballerup is founded.
• 16 May AGF wins the 1995–96 Danish Cup by defeating Brøndby IF 20 in the final.
• 27 May – Brøndby IF win the 1995–96 Danish Superliga.
• 8 – 30 June – Denmark participates in the UEFA Euro 1996 in England but does not make it beyond the initial group stage after finishing third in Group D.

Badminton

• 13–20 April – The 1996 European Badminton Championships are held in Herning. The Danish team wins gold in every competition.
• 19–24 November – The 1996 IBF World Junior Championships are held in Silkeborg.
• Kastrup Magleby BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

• 3 March – Rolf Sørensen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
• 29 June – 21 July – 1996 Tour de France takes place with Bjarne Riis as the overall winner.
• 8 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 8th stage.
• 13 July – Rolf Sørensen wins the 13th stage.
• 16 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 16th stage.
• 21 July – Bjarne Riis wings the 1996 Tour de France.
• 31 July – Rolf Sørensen wins a silver medal in Men's road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• 31 August – Rolf Sørensen wins the 1996 Ronde van Nederland.
• Kurt Betschart (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Handball

• 7 May – Randers HK is established.
• 3 August – Denmark wins gold in the Women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics by defeating South Korea 37–33 in the final.
• 6–15 December – 1996 European Women's Handball Championship takes place in Denmark. Denmark wins gold by defeating Norway 25–23 in the final.

Other

• 11–17 March – The 1996 Copenhagen Open is held at K.B. Hallen
• 30 March–7 April – The 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships are held in Vejle. Hasan Al for Denmark wins the Welterweight class.
• 13–14 April – The 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships are held in Copenhagen.
• 30 August – Hans Nielsen wins the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
• August – The Scandinavian Open Championship is reestablished in Klampenborg.
• 21 September – The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark is held in Vojens.
• 22 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational on the 1996 European Tour.
• 30 November–7 December – The 1996 European Curling Championships are held in Copenhagen.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
• 30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist
• 14 February Nikolaj Ehlers, ice hockey player
• 27 February Rasmus Lauritsen, footballer

AprilJune

• 20 May Robert Skov, footballer
• 24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist
• 10 June – Oliver Abildgaard, footballer

JulySeptember

• 4 September Nicolai Vallys, footballer
• 25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer

OctoberDecember

• 1 November – Line, singer
• 2 November Clara Rosager, actress and model
• 8 November Jens Stage, footballer
• 10 December – Jonas Vingegaard, cyclist

Deaths

• 20 January Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsenm painter (born 1902)
• 39 March Bjørn Stiler, cyclist (died 1911)
• 17 April – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (born 1905)
• 10 May Poul Borum, writer (born 1934)
• 26 May Ole Berntsen, sailor (born 1915)
• 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, composer (born 1909)
• 16 September Rolf Graae, architect (born 1916)

See also

• 1996 in Danish television

References