2021 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2021 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 5 January 2021 – Following a press conference by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the restrictions due to coronavirus are tightened.[2]
- 6 January – The Danish Meteorological Institute (Template:Lang-da, DMI) releases its annual report for the year 2020. It makes national headlines after it is revealed that there were no days in which the temperature remained under 0 degrees Celsius for the entire day for the first time since records began.[3][4]
April
- 13 April – The Danish state strips the renewal of temporary residency permits to about 189 Syrian refugees, claiming that it is "now safe to return to Syria."[5][6]
- 15 April – Mads Nissen wins the 2021 World Press Photo of the Year Award.
Sports
- Badminton
- 20 February – Denmark wins the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating France 3–0 in the final.
- 2–7 March – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen win gold in Men's Double at Swiss Open.
- 19–24October 2021 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
- Viktor Axelsen wins gold in men's single
- 12–19 December – Denmark wins two bronze medals at the 2021 BWF World Championships.
- Cycling
- 23 February – Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 5 of UAE Tour.
- 28 February – Mads Pedersen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
- 14 March – Magnus Cort wins Stage 8 of Paris–Nice.
- 15 March – Mads Würtz Schmidt wins Stage 6 of Tirreno–Adriatico.
- 22 March – Andreas Kron wins Stage1 of Volta a Catalunya.
- 26 March – Kasper Asgreen wins 2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic.
- 27 March – Jonas Vingegaard wins 2021 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali and Mikkel Frølich Honoré finishes second in the same race.
- 4 April – Kasper Asgreen wins Tour of Flanders.
- 15 September – Michael Valgren wins Giro di Toscana.
- 24 October – Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv win the gold in Men's omnium at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
- Water sports
- 16–19 September – Copenhagen hosts the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals.
Deaths
January–March
- 19 April – Birgitte Reimer, film actress (born 1926)
April–June
- 30 April – Flemming Hansen, politician (born 1939)
- 4 May – Kirsten Stallknecht, president of the International Council of Nurses (born 1937)
- 10 May – Johannes Møllehave, priest and writer (born 1937)
- 25 May – Ib Georg Jensen, ceramist, designer and author (born 1927)
- 27 May – Poul Schlüter, politician and former prime minister (born 1929)
July–September
- 15 June – Lily Weiding, actor (born 1924)
- 20 July – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (born 1942).[7]
October–December
- 11 November – Per Aage Brandt, writer, poet, linguist and musician (born 1944)[8]
References
- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Nielsen, Nicolas S. (5 January 2021). "Regeringen forbyder forsamlinger på mere end fem personer og skærper afstandskravet: Få overblikket her". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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[You can already set your mind on that (being extended)] - ^ Rubek, Frans (5 January 2021). "Året 2020" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute (in Danish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Olsen, Theis Lange (6 January 2021). "Ikke set siden 1874: Nul isdøgn i 2020". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan (13 April 2021). "Denmark strips Syrian refugees of residency permits and says it is safe to go home". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus". Deutsche Welle. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Schack, May. "Vita Andersen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Henrik Palle (11 November 2021). "Per Aage Brandt er død: Han var en legende inden for dansk humaniora". Politiken. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
