Events from the year 1984 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch - Margrethe II Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
3 January – During a severe storm in Denmark, a Maersk helicopter crashed while Esbjerg was flying to a drilling platform in the Gorem field, and three died. 10 January – parliamentary elections in Denmark. 12 June – Mayor Villo Sigurdsson decides to fire the unorganized firefighter Max Bleicher Hansen, who responds again with a compensation claim of 6.5 million Danish kroner. 6 August – 53 percent of Danish TV viewers vote for the swan as Denmark's national bird 1 October – The new natural gas network in Denmark is inaugurated 4 December – The Radio Board elects Hans Jørgen Jensen as General Manager of Radio Denmark
Sports 28 – 12 July August – Denmark at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles: 0 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.
Badminton 25 March Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1984 All England Open Badminton Championships. 8–14 April – With one gold medal, three silver medals and 2 bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 9th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England. Gentofte BK wins silver at Europe Cup.
Cycling Albert Fritz (FRG) and Dietrich Thurau (FRG) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. April – Kim Andersen wins La Flèche Wallonne. Unknown date Hans-Henrik Ørsted wins gold in Men's individual pursuit at the 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Football 12–27 June – Denmark national football team participates at UEFA Euro 1984 in France. 19 June – Denmark qualifies for the semi-finals by defeating Belgium 3–2 in their last game in Group A and thereby finishing second in the group after France. 24 June – Denmark faces Spain in the semi-final and leads for most of the match after an early goal by Søren Lerby but Antonio Maceda scores three minutes before time and Denmark is subsequently defeated 6–4 after a penalty shoot-out.
Births
JanuaryMarch 14 January Mads Langer, singer 22 February Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, politician
22 March – Annika Langvad, cyclist
AprilJune 13 April – Anders Lindegaard, footballer 1 May Mikkel Følsgaard, actor 17 May – Simon Mathew, pop singer
JulySeptember 10 July Pernille Skipper, politician 13 July Esben Smed, actor 5 August Kaare Dybvad, politician 23 September – Mark Madsen, martial artist and wrestler
OctoberDecember 27 October – Emilie Ullerup, actress 3 November – Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (d. 2011) 2 December – Anna David, singer 12 December – Daniel Agger, football player
Deaths 18 February Flemming Lassen, designer (born 1902) 16 April – Simon Spies, businessman and billionaire (born 1921) 21 May – Carl Petersen, politician (born 1894) 22 December - Vilhelm Lauritzen, architect (born 1894)
See also 1984 in Danish television
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