Events from the year 1979 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Margrethe II Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen
Events May 1 – Greenland is granted limited autonomy from Denmark, with its own Parliament sitting in Nuuk. 23 October – The 1979 Danish parliamentary election is held.
Sports
Badminton 23 March Lene Køppen wins gold in women's singles at the 1980 All England Open Badminton Championships. Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling Gert Frank (DEN) and René Pijnen (NED) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race
Births
JanuaryJune 6 January – Christina Chanée, Musical artist 17 January – Asbjørn Sennels, footballer (died 2023) 2 February Anne Sofie Madsen, fashion designer 17 February – Juliane Rasmussen, rower 1 March – Mikkel Kessler, boxer
JulySeptember 21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player 7 June – Julie Berthelsen, singer, songwriter 25 June – Daniel Jensen, footballer 16 July – Kim Christensen, footballer 21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player 31 July – Per Krøldrup, footballer 4 August Bo Svenssonm football coach and former footballer 17 September Michel Nykjær, racing driver 18 September Lasse Boesen, handballer 20 September Lars Jacobsen, footballer 29 September Nicolas Winding Refn, film director
OctoberDecember 1 October Nicolai Nørregaard, chef and restaurateur 9 November – Casper Ankergren, footballer 23 November – Thomas Gaardsøe, footballer
Deaths JanuaryMarch 28 January Hans Scherfig, author and painter (born 1905) 15 January Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (born 1894)
AprilJune 10 May Hans Bjerrum, field hockey player (born 1989)
JulySeptember 17 September , Alf Ross, jurist and philosopher (born 1899) 12 September – Carl Theodor Sørensen, landscape architect (born 1893 in Germany) 17 December A. J. Iversen, cabinetmaker and furniture designer (born 1888)
See also 1979 in Danish television
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