2016 in Denmark
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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.[2]
Sport
Badminton
- 26 April 1 May – With four gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2016 European Badminton Championships.
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
- 3 January – Peter Naur, computer scientist (born 1928)
- 18 January – Else Marie Pade, composer (born 1924)
- 8 February – Viggo Rivad, photographer (born 1922)
- 20 February – Ove Verner Hansen, actor (born 1932)
- 20 March – Anker Jørgensen, politician and former prime minister of Denmark (born 1922)
- 22 April – Anne Wolden-Ræthinge, journalist (born 1929)[3]
- 8 July – Gurli Vibe Jensen, missionary, priest and writer (born 1924)[4]
- 1 September – Grethe Philip, politician (born 1916)[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Trine Dyrholm Wins Silver Bear For Best Actress In Berlin". Scandilous. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Harding, Merete; Naur, Robert (25 April 2016). "Anne Wolden-Ræthinge". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Nielsen, Rasmus (10 July 2016). "Dødsfald: Fhv. sognepræst Gurli Vibe Jensen (91)" [Deaths: Formerly parish priest Gurli Vibe Jensen (91)]. Altinget.dk. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Harding, Merete; Larsen, Helge (2 August 2017). "Grethe Philip". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
