1982 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1982 in Denmark.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Anker Jørgensen (until September 10, Poul Schlüter
Events
[edit]- January 5 – 17 years old Curt Hansen wins the European Junior Chess Championship
- January 8 – A Danish cold record is set when a temperature of -31.2 is registered in Hørsted, a village in the Thy region of northern Jytland.
- September 10 – Poul Schlüter becomes prime minister
Undated
[edit]Sports
[edit]Badminton
[edit]- 28 March – Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1982 All England Open Badminton Championships.
- 13–18 April — With 2 gold medals and five bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 8th European Badminton Championships in Böblingen, West Germany.
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
[edit]- René Pijnen (NED) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
[edit]January–March
[edit]- 2 January – Rasmus Paludan, Danish-Swedish politician and lawyer
- 16 January – Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, actress
- 26 February – Johnny Thomsen, footballer
- 2 March – Pilou Asbæk, actor
April–June
[edit]- 3 April – Stine Brix, author and politician
- 15 April – Henriette Engel Hansen, sprint canoeist[2]
- 17 April – Martin Kampmann, mixed martial arts fighter
- 26 April – Steffen Ernemann, footballer
- 14 May – Anders Eggert, handball player
- 20 May – Allan Arenfeldt Olesen, footballer
- 25 May – Jesper Bech, footballer
- 26 May – Morten Breum, DJ and music producer
- 16 June – May Andersen, model
July–September
[edit]- 19 July – Esben Holmboe Bang, chef and restaurateur
- 24 July – Catharina Svensson, lawyer
- 19 August – Jens Berthel Askou, footballer
- 22 August – Peter Nymann, footballer
October–December
[edit]- 1 October – Louise Svalastog Spellerberg, handball player
- 20 October – Kristian Bach Bak, footballer
- 3 November – Lasse Kryger, footballer
- 30 November – Medina, musician
- 8 December – Christian Drejer, basketball player
Deaths
[edit]January–March
[edit]- 12 January – Emil Hass Christensen, actor (b. 1903)
- 16 January – Harald Agersnap, composer, educator and musician (b. 1899)
- 4 March – Søren Kristian Toubro, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder (born 1906)
April–June
[edit]- 24 April – Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen, actress (b. 1915)
- 1 June – Einar Juhl, film actor (born 1896)
- 15 June – Erling Foss, engineer and businessman (b. 1897)
- 29 June – Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, artist and designer (born 1919)
July–September
[edit]- 20 September – Søren Georg Jensen, designer and sculptor (born 1917)
October–December
[edit]- 21 December – Frants Hvass, diplomat (born 1896)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Henriette Engel HANSEN - Olympic Canoe Sprint | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
