1996 in Denmark

1996 in Denmark
Events from the year 1996 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Margrethe II
Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Events
10 March – one man is killed and three others are injured by gunfire at the 1996 Copenhagen Airport shooting.
15 March – Arken Museum of Modern Art is inaugurated in Ishøj.
6 October – A rocket-propelled grenade is fired at the headquarters of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, killing two people and injuring nineteen others.
30 December – The Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet is formed.
The arts
Architecture
Construction of Sydbank Arena is completed in Kolding.
Film and TV
May – Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.
30 August – DR2 is launched.
2 December – Go' morgen Danmark begins airing on TV 2.
The 13th Robert Awards are held, where Carsten Rudolph's 1995 film The Beast Within wins Best Danish Film and Best Screenplay.
Literature
Bang. En roman om Herman Bang by Dorrit Willumsen about Herman Bang is published.
Music
9 March – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is held. Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft are selected to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Kun med dig".
18 May – "Kun med dig" places 25th at the Eurovision Song Contest and does not qualify for the finals.
Sports
Olympics
19 July–4 August – The Danish team wins 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
16–25 August – The Danish team wins a total of 41 medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Football
1 January – AC Ballerup is founded.
16 May AGF wins the 1995–96 Danish Cup by defeating Brøndby IF 20 in the final.
27 May – Brøndby IF win the 1995–96 Danish Superliga.
8 – 30 June – Denmark participates in the UEFA Euro 1996 in England but does not make it beyond the initial group stage after finishing third in Group D.
Badminton
13–20 April – The 1996 European Badminton Championships are held in Herning. The Danish team wins gold in every competition.
19–24 November – The 1996 IBF World Junior Championships are held in Silkeborg.
Kastrup Magleby BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
3 March – Rolf Sørensen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
29 June – 21 July – 1996 Tour de France takes place with Bjarne Riis as the overall winner.
8 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 8th stage.
13 July – Rolf Sørensen wins the 13th stage.
16 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 16th stage.
21 July – Bjarne Riis wings the 1996 Tour de France.
31 July – Rolf Sørensen wins a silver medal in Men's road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
31 August – Rolf Sørensen wins the 1996 Ronde van Nederland.
Kurt Betschart (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Handball
7 May – Randers HK is established.
3 August – Denmark wins gold in the Women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics by defeating South Korea 37–33 in the final.
6–15 December – 1996 European Women's Handball Championship takes place in Denmark. Denmark wins gold by defeating Norway 25–23 in the final.
Other
11–17 March – The 1996 Copenhagen Open is held at K.B. Hallen
30 March–7 April – The 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships are held in Vejle. Hasan Al for Denmark wins the Welterweight class.
13–14 April – The 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships are held in Copenhagen.
30 August – Hans Nielsen wins the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
August – The Scandinavian Open Championship is reestablished in Klampenborg.
21 September – The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark is held in Vojens.
22 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational on the 1996 European Tour.
30 November–7 December – The 1996 European Curling Championships are held in Copenhagen.
Births
JanuaryMarch
4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist
27 February Rasmus Lauritsen, footballer
AprilJune
20 May Robert Skov, footballer
24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist
10 June – Oliver Abildgaard, footballer
JulySeptember
4 September Nicolai Vallys, footballer
25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer
OctoberDecember
1 November – Line, singer
8 November Jens Stage, footballer
10 December – Jonas Vingegaard, cyclist
Deaths
20 January Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsenm painter (born 1902)
1 April Erik Bruhn, ballet dancer (born 1928)
17 April – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (born 1905)
10 May Poul Borum, writer (born 1934)
26 May Ole Berntsen, sailor (born 1915)
1 September – Vagn Holmboe, composer (born 1909)
See also
1996 in Danish television
References
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Years of the 20th century in Denmark
1990s in Denmark
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