1969 in Denmark

Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	Other events of 1969; List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1969 in Denmark.

Incumbents

20 February – The North Sea Continental Shelf cases are decided at the International Court of Justice.
10 March – The Danish Technical Museum is inaugurated in Helsingør.[2]
8 May – The Museum of Medical History is inaugurated in Bredgade in Copenhagen.[2]
28 May – The LO School is inaugurated by the Danish labour movement in Helsingør.
15 June – The 750 years' anniversary of the Danish flag, Dannebrog, is celebrated throughout Denmark. 750 flags from all parts of Denmark are gathered on City Hall Square in Copenhagen.[2]
24 June – The proposed lowering of the electoral age from 21 to 18 is rejected by 78.6% of voters at the 1969 Danish electoral age referendum.
1 July – Denmark legalizes visual pornography.[2]
30 September – The government sets up a temporary Environmental Committee.
15 November – An estimated 20,000 people attend an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Copenhagen, marching from Østerbro Barracks to Christiansborg by way of the American Embassy.[2]

First performance in Denmark of Rued Langgaard's Music of the Spheres, 51 years after it was composed.

"Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
"1969" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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