2020 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2020 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 100 years since the reunification between North Schleswig (South Jutland) and Denmark.
- 250 years since the introduction of Freedom of the press in Denmark-Norway.
Culture
Film
- 12 December – Another Round wins the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Thomas Vinterberg), Best Screenwriter, (Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm) and Best Actor /Mads Mikkelsen) at the 33rd European Film Awards.
Sports
Badminton
- 15 March – Viktor Axelsen wins a gold medal in Men's Single at 2020 All England Open.
Boxing
- 1 February – Sarah Mahfoud is new IBF world champion in featherweight after defeating Brenda Carabajal
Cycling
- 26 February – Denmark wins a gold medal in Men's team pursuit at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
- 1 March – Denmark wins a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
- 17 August – Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
- 11 October –
- Casper Pedersen wins the 2020 Paris–Tours.
- Mads Pedersen wins the 2020 Gent–Wevelgem.
Rowing
- 11 October – Sverri Sandberg Nielsen wins gold in smen's ingle sculler at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.
Future events
- 3 to 20 December – The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship is scheduled to be held in Denmark and Norway.
Deaths
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- 11 January – Tom Belsø, motor racing driver (b. 1942).[3]
- 29 June – Svend Aage Rask, footballer (b. 1935).[4]
- 20 July – Lone Dybkjær, politician (b. 1940).[5]
- 28 July – Bent Fabric, pianist and composer (b. 1924).[6]
- 22 August – Ulla Pia, singer (b. 1945)[7]
- November – Allan Botschinsky. kazz mus8ician
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Coronavirus: Denmark lets young children return to school". BBC. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "Obituary: Denmark's first F1 driver Tom Belso 1942-2020". autosport.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "En af de største fynske fodboldspillere er død". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Lone Dybkjær er død". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Bent Fabricius-Bjerre er død (in Danish)
- Nathan Stella. "Danish hit singer Ulla Pia passes away". ESCBubble. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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