Events from the year 1985 in Denmark.

Incumbents Monarch - Margrethe II Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events 4 June The Farø Bridges are inaugurated. 22 July Copenhagen bombings by Hezbollah; three bombs were set off in Copenhagen. Two exploded near the Great Synagogue and the third destroyed the offices of the American Northwest Orient Airlines. One person was killed and 26 injured in the attacks. The Lebanon-based Islamic Jihad Organization claimed responsibility for the attacks, and three Palestinians were later tried (Abu Talb, Marten Imandi and another, of whom the latter two were convicted of the Copenhagen attacks) in a Swedish court for the terrorist attacks.

Sports

Badminton 1016 June Denmark wins one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1985 IBF World Championships. Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling 8 July Jørgen V. Pedersen wins Stage 10 of the 1985 Tour de France- Gert Frank (DEN) and Hans-Henrik Ørsted (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. Unknown date Hans-Henrik Ørsted wins gold in Men's individual pursuit at the 1985 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Swimming 411 August Benny Nielsen wins a silver medal in Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 1985 European Aquatics Championships.

Births

JanuaryMarch 2 January – Henrik Møllgaard, handball player 6 January – Amalie Bruun, musician and actress 21 January – Aura Dione, singer and songwriter 3 February Stine Fischer Christensen, actress 6 February – Fallulah, Danish-Romanian singer-songwriter 21 February Susie Jessen, politician 24 February – William Kvist, footballer 22 March – Jakob Fuglsang, road racing cyclist

31 March Hesper Hansen, footballer

AprilJune 19 April – Niki Zimling, footballer 23 April – Fie Udby Erichsen, rower 30 April – Michael Mørkøv, racing cyclist 2 May – Oh Land, musician 7 May – Jakob Andkjær, butterfly swimmer

JulySeptember 23 June – Morten Jørgensen, rower 1 August – Kris Stadsgaard, footballer 5 August Nicolaj Rasted, musician, illustrator, and producer

Deaths 3 January – Bodil Joensen, pornographic actress (born 1944) 4 February – Egon Jensen, politician (born 1922) 25 March – Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt, actor (born 1910) 28 March – Henry Hansen, cyclist (born 1902) 29 May Gunnar Nielsen, athlete (born 1928) 10 July – Kai Holm, actor (born 1896) 20 July – Peter Glob, archaeologist (born 1911) 31 October – Poul Reichhardt, actor (born 1913)

See also 1985 in Danish television

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