2014 in Denmark

Events from the year 2014 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt

Events

January

• 9 January Margrethe Schanne, ballet dancer (born 1921)
• 30 January – The Socialist People's Party departs Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt's government due to a conflict over the proposed sale of DONG Energy shares to Goldman Sachs.

May

• 6–10 May – Copenhagen hosts the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which is won by Austria.
• 25 May – The European Parliament election was held.
• 26 to 28 May – Wellbeing at Work conference is held at Copenhagen.

August

• 1–8 August – Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their children pay an official visit to Greenland.

Culture

Architecture

• 7 March – C. F. Møller Architects' refurbishment of Aalborg Waterfront, Henning Larsen Architects' Roskilde Campus and Vartorv Square in Copenhagen receive Civic Trust Awards.
• 15 May – BIG's Danish Maritime Museum and underground multi-purpose hall for Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium receive Architizer A+ Awards at a ceremony in New York City.
• 19 November – Lene Tranberg receives the Prince Eugen Medal in Stockholm.
• 19 November – Lene Tranberg receives the Prince Eugen Medal in Stockholm.

Film

• 16 January – The Hunt is nominated in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
• 2 March – Danish short film Helium wins the award of Best Live Action Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Literature

• 23 January – Anne-Cathrine Riebnitzsky receives De Gyldne Laurbær for her novel, Forbandede yngel.

Media

Music

• 8 March – Basim wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 and represents Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 10 May with the song "Cliche Love Song".

Sport

Badminton

• 712 January Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen win gold in Men's Double at the 2014 Korea Open Super Series.
• 16 March Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single at Swiss Open Grand Prix.
• 23–27 April – With three gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2014 European Badminton Championships.
• 2531 August Denmark wins three bronze medals at the 2014 BWF World Championships.
• 26 October Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen win gold in Men's Double at the 2014 French Super Series.

Cycling

• 4 February Robert Bartko (GER) and Marcel Kalz (GER) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Equestrian sports

• 23 August Denmark wins two bronze medals at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games.

Gol

• 26 October – Thorbjørn Olesen wins Perth International on the 2014 European Tour.

Handball

• 12–26 January – Denmark hosts the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.

Motorsports

• 2 August – Denmark wins the 2014 Speedway World Cup.

Sailing

• 21 September
• Jonas Warrer and Anders Thomsen win silver in 49er at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
• Ida Marie Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen win silver in 49er FX.

Swimming

• 13–24 August 2014 European Aquatics Championships
• 18 August Jeanette Ottesen wins a silver medal in Women's 50 metre butterfly.
• 20 August Rikke Møller Pedersen wins a gold medal in Women's 100 metre breaststroke.
• 21 August Viktor Bromer wins a gold medal in Men's 200 metre butterfly.
• 21 August Mie Nielsen wins a gold medal in Women's 100 metre backstroke.
• 22 August Jeanette Ottesen wins a gold medal in Women's 100 metre butterfly.
• 22 August Rikke Møller Pedersen wins a gold medal in Women's 200 metre breaststroke.
• 23 August Mie Nielsen wins a bronze medal in Women's 50 metre backstroke.
• 24 August Jeanette Ottesen wins a bronze medal in Women's 50 metre freestyle.
• 24 August Denmark wins a gold medal in Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.

Other

• 610 August Denmark wins two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

Births

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 2 January – Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg, member of the extended Danish royal family (born 1947)
• 9 January – Margrethe Schanne, ballerina (born 1921)
• 5 January – Mogens E. Pedersen, journalist (born 1928)
• 9 February – Gabriel Axel, film director, actor, writer and producer (born 1918)
• 13 February – Richard Møller Nielsen, football player and manager (born 1937)
• 13 March Kay Werner Nielsen, cyclist (born 1921)
• 15 March – Jesper Langballe, Lutheran priest and politician (born 1939)

AprilJune

• 5 April – Poul Erik Bech, football manager (born 1938)
• 20 May – Jørn Ege, controversial doctor (born 1955)
• 30 May – Henning Carlsen, film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1927)

JulySeptember

• 5 July – Søsser Krag, daughter of actress Helle Virkner and former prime minister Jens Otto Krag, journalist and former model (born 1962)
• 12 September – Henrik Have, author and artist (born 1946)
• 20 September Erik Ninn-Hansen, politician (born 1922)
• 130 September Erik Hansen, canoeist (born 1939)

OctoberDecember

• 13 October – Jess Ingerslev, actor (born 1947)
• 26 October – Count Claus Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, aristocrat and author (born 1932)
• 6 November – William Rosenberg, actor (born 1920)
• 11 November – Jan Lindhardt, theologian and writer (born 1938)
• 22 December – Vera Gebuhr, actress (born 1916)

See also

• 2014 in Danish television

References