1970 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1970 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IX[1]
- Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
- 2 February – An unofficial 24-hour strike closed all Danish shipyards. The strikers were demanding a one korne an hour increase in wages to compensate for tax increases.[2]
- 6 February – A further 24-hour unofficial strike in the Danish shipyards to protest at the forced resignation of 26 union stewards that had organised the 2 February strike.[3]
- 1 April – The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform reduces the number of municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolishes the last privileges for market towns.
Births
- 20 July – Mette Blomsterberg, pastry cook and television personality
- 29 September – Nicolas Winding Refn, film director
Deaths
- 4 January – Prince Viggo (76), equestrian sportsman (born 1893)
- 19 February – Aage Leidersdorff (59), fencer (born 1910)
- 4 October – Christian Thomas, gymnast (born 1896)
- 3 November – Fleming Lynge, screenwriter (born 1896)
- November 30 – Vagn Bennike (82), Army engineer and second world war resistance leader in Jutland (born 1888)
See also
References
- "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Briefly." Times [London, England] 3 Feb. 1970: 24. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Mar. 2014.
- "Denmark." Times [London, England] 10 Feb. 1970: 23. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Mar. 2014.
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