Events from the year 1966 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Frederik IX Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
Births
JanuaryMarch 25 January – Heinz Ehlers, ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player 31 January Lone Dencker Wisborg, diplomat, lawyer and civil servant 31 March – Linse Kessler, television personality
AprilJune 7 May – Jes Høgh, footballer 18 May – Peter Juel-Jensen, politician
JulySeptember 28 July – Mette Gjerskov, politician (died 2023) 18 August Christian Karsten Hansen, biotech entrepreneur 22 September Lone Frank, journalist
OctoberDecember 13 October – Henrik Valeur, architect 15 October – Troels Lyby, actor 3 December Flemming Povlsen, football player 12 December Martin Lidegaard, politician 14 December – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, politician, leader of Socialdemokraterne
Deaths 26 February – Karl Jørgensen, actor (b. 1890) 18 March – Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (b. 1894) 24 April – Hans Christian Branner, writer (b. 1903) 14 May – Oluf Høst, painter (b. 1883) 3 July – Eleanor Margaret Green, Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosenborg (born 1895 in USA) 13 August – Poul Hansen, politician (born 1913) 22 August – Gunnar Aaby, footballer (born 1895)
See also 1966 in Danish television
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