Events from the year 1983 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch - Margrethe II Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
Sports
Football 21 September – Denmark achieves an important 1–0 win against England in Wembley Stadium in Group 3 of the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying. Denmark's goal is scored by Allan Simonsen. 16 November – Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 1984 by defeating Greece 2–0 in their last qualification game and thus winning Group 3 one point ahead of England.
Badminton 2 May The 1983 IBF World Championships takes place in Copenhagen. Steen Fladberg and Jesper Helledie win gold in men's doubles Steen Fladberg and Pia Nielsen win gold in mixed doubles. Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling 13 July Kim Andersen wins Stage 12 of the 1983 Tour de France. Gert Frank (DEN) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births JanuaryMarch 20 March – Thomas Kahlenberg, Former footballer
AprilJune 17 April – Thomas Kristensen, footballer 23 April – Leon Andreasen, footballer 15 May – Anne Lolk Thomsen, rower 17 May – Simon Mathew, pop singer 18 May – Agnete Kirk Thinggaard, dressage rider 23 May – Joachim Persson, badminton player 23 May – Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard, professional footballer 31 May – Kim Aabech, footballer 6 June – Michael Krohn-Dehli, footballer
JulySeptember 7 July Jakob Poulsen, former professional footballer 24 July Carsten Mogensen, badminton player 27 August Thomas Mikkelsen, footballer 27 August Frederik Nielsen, tennis player 31 August Lasse Svan Hansen, handball player 18 September – Rasmus Würtz, footballer
OctoberDecember 4 October Karsten Lauritzen, politician 23 November – Kamilla Rytter Juhl, badminton player 19 December – Mia Rosing, model
Deaths 7 April Elna Pandurom actress and operetta singer (died 1882) 16 September Andreas Friis, painter (born 1890) 24 September – Lis Møller, journalist and politician (born 1918) 29 November – Aage Rasmussen, photographer and track and field athlete (born 1889) 10 November – Carl Erik Soya, author and dramatist (born 1896)
See also 1983 in Danish television
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