# 2008 in Denmark

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Denmark.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Margrethe II
* Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

## Events
### February

* 16 February – The Royal Playhouse on Copenhagen's waterfront is inaugurated with the play Hamlet, featuring Nicolas Bro in the title role.

### May

* 1 May – Han Kjøbenhavn is founded.
* 24 May – Prince Joachim marries Marie Cavallier in Møgeltønder.

### June

* 2 June – A suicide bomber strikes outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad with at least eight people dead.
* 4 June – al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the 2008 Danish embassy bombing stating it was revenge for the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

### October

* Realfiction company is founded in Copenhagen.

### Date unknown

* 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
### Architecture

* 27 June – Lundgaard & Tranberg's Royal Playhouse in Copenhagen wins a 2008 RIBA European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual awards ceremony in London.
* 23 October – Schmidt hammer lassen's Performers House in Silkeborg wins the Grand Prix at the 5th LEAF Awards in London.

### Film

* September – Per Fly's film Manslaughter wins the 2005 Nordic Council Film Prize.

### Media

* 8 February – Erik Refner from Berlingske Tidende wins 1st prize in the Sports Features Stories category in the 51st World Press Photo Contest for a photo series of exhausted runners in Copenhagen Marathon.

### Music

* 19 November – MGP Nordic 2008 is held in Århus.

## Sport

* 8–24 August – Denmark participates at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: two gold medals, two silver medals, two bronze medals.

### Badminton

* 20 January – Tine Baun wins gold in women's single at the 2008 Malaysia Super Series.
* 9 March – Tine Rasmussen wins gold in women's singles at the All England Open badminton tournament.
* 16–20 April – The 21st European Badminton Championships are arranged in Herning, Denmark. With three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation.
* 26 October – Peter Gade wins gold in men's single at the 2008 Denmark Super Series.
* 2 November – Peter Gade wins gold in men's single at the 2008 French Super Series.

### Cycling

* 5 February – Franco Marvulli (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

### Football

* 1 May – Brøndby IF wins the 2007–08 Danish Cup by defeating Esbjerg fB 3–2 in the final.
* 6 September – Denmark draws 0–0 in an away game against Hungary in Group 1 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
* 10 September – Denmark defeats Portugal 3–2 in Lisbon in the second round of World Cup qualification.
* 11 October – Denmark defeats Malta 3–0 at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, in the third round of qualification.

### Handball

* 27 January – Denmark wins the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, arranged in Norway, after defeating Croatia in the final.

### Motorsports

* 19 July – Denmark wins the 2008 Speedway World Cup final in Vojens, Denmark.
* 18 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes world champion in speedway by winning the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series.

### Other

* 13–24 March — Lotte Friis wins a bronze medal in 1,500 m freestyle at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships.
* 8 June – Matti Breschel wins the Philadelphia International Championship in cycle racing.
* 15 June – Tom Kristensen wins Le Mans for the 8th time when he wins the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans with Audi Sport North America.
* 29 September – Matti Breschel wins bronze in men's road race at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships in Italy.
* 2 November – Søren Kjeldsen wins the 21st and final Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucia at eight under par.

## Births

* 29 June – Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark, youngest child of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece

## Deaths

* 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)
* 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)