1962 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1962 in Denmark.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Viggo Kampmann (until 3 February), Jens Otto Krag
Events[edit]
- 10 November – The Langeland Bridge is inaugurated.
Sports[edit]
Badminton[edit]
- 21–24 March – All England Badminton Championships
- Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- Finn Kobberø and Ulla Strand win gold medal in Mixed Doubles.
Handball[edit]
- 15 July – Denmark wins silver at the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship, arranged in Romania, after being defeated by Romania in the final.
Births[edit]
January–March[edit]
- 21 February - Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, researcher
April–June[edit]
- 30 April – Eva Fjellerup, fencer
- 11 May – Arne Nielsson, canoeist
- 22 May – Bo Skovhus, opera singer
- 30 May - Pia Juul, poet, prose writer, and translator (died 2020)
July–September[edit]
- 7 July - Klaus Tange, actor
- 6 August - Søren Hyldgaard, film composer (died 2018)
- 15 August - Jesper W. Nielsen, film director and editor
- 16 August - Solvej Balle, writer
October–December[edit]
- 10 October – Peter Ingwersen, fashion designer
- 1 November - Hella Joof, actress, comedian, and director
- 30 November - Søren Steen Jespersen, director, producer and writer
- 1 December – Malene Birger, fashion designer
Deaths[edit]
April–June[edit]
July–September[edit]
- 19 August – Emilius Bangert, composer and organist (born 1883)
- 7 September – Karen Blixen, author, farmer painter (born 1885)
- 19 September – Karl Albert Hasselbalch, physician and chemist, pioneer in the use of pH measurement in medicine (born 1874)
- 30 September – Karen Lachmann, fancer (born 1916)
October–December[edit]
- 29 November – Erik Scavenius, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1877)
- 7 December – Kristian Møhl, painter and decorative artist (born 1876)
- 5 December – Alsing Andersen, politician (born 1893)
- 6 December – Ellen Osiier, fencer (born 1890)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Frederick IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
