2008 in Denmark

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2008
in
Denmark

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2008
List of years in Denmark

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Denmark.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

February[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

October[edit]

Date unknown[edit]

  • The 25 øre coin is demonetised as the lowest-denomination coin in the country. It has been in circulation since 1874, when it was introduced on the decimalisation of the krone.

The arts[edit]

Architecture[edit]

Film[edit]

Literature[edit]

Media[edit]

Music[edit]

Sport[edit]

Badminton[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Football[edit]

Handball[edit]

Motorsports[edit]

Other[edit]

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

  • 16 January – Otto Steen Due, classical philologist (born 1939)
  • 10 February – Inga Nielsen, opera singer (born 1946)
  • 26 February – Bodil Udsen, actress (born 1925)
  • 28 February – Ove Guldberg, politician (born 1918)
  • 27 March – Hans Chr. Ægidius, actor, writer and filmmaker (born 1933)
  • 29 March – Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen, author, conciliator and economist (died 1920)[11]
  • 29 April – Claus Nissen, actor (born 1938)
  • 11 May – Ole Fritsen, footballer (born 1941)
  • 21 May – Ernst Meyer, actor (born 1932)
  • 1 July – Mogens Glistrup, politician (born 1926)
  • 5 July – Thomas Winding, author, radiohost and television producer
  • 10 July – Jakob Ejersbo, journalist and author (born 1968)
  • 16 August – Otto Leisner, television presenter (born 1917)
  • 11 September – Preben Møller Hansen, writer, cook, politician, and trade unionist (born 1929)
  • 20 September – Kamilla Bech Holten, television presenter and actress (born 1972)
  • 1 November – Eric Danielsen, news anchor (born 1920)
  • 16 November – Hilmer Hassig, musician (born 1960)
  • 28 November – Jørn Utzon, architect (born 1918)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Skuespilhuset åbner". AOK. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Året der gik i Danmark". TV2. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Suicide bomber targets Danish embassy in Pakistan". 3 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Al-Qaeda Says It Carried Out Pakistan Attack, Reuters Reports". 4 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Real Fiction Vs. Innovision: The Battle of the 3D 'Holograms' in a Box (Video)". 16 April 2010.
  7. ^ "RIBA National and European Award winners 2008 announced". RIBA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008". detail.de. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Manslaughter wins Nordic Film Prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Soren Kjeldsen wins the 21st and final Volvo Masters". Andalucia Com S.L and. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  11. ^ Andersen, Victor (7 May 2020). "Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 26 April 2022.