Events from the year 1968 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Frederik IX Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events 12 February The Balle Hoard is discovered in Balle near Grenå. 7 June The Original Legoland opens.
Sports August – Ole Ritter becomes the first non-Italian to win the Trofeo Matteotti.
Births
January–March 7 February – Katja K, former pornographic actress 12 February – Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, economist and author
April–June 12 April Signe Wenneberg, journalist, environmental activist and politician 13 April – Margrethe Vestager, politician 17 April – Julie Fagerholt, fashion designer 26 May – Frederik X, King of Denmark 19 June – Peter Tanev, weather presenter and author
July–September 30 July – Sofie Gråbøl, actress 2 August – Thomas Lund, badminton player 10 August – Lene Rantala, handball player 22 August – Casper Christensen, comedian 27 August – Johnny Bredahl, boxer 13 September – Ole Bjur, footballer
October–December 21 November – Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, businessman 22 November – Sidse Babett Knudsen, actress 2 December – Jan Grarup, photographer 25 December – Helena Christensen, model
Deaths
January–March 18 January – Adam Fischer, sculptor (born 1888) 4 March – Ellen Price, actress and ballerina (born 1878) 20 March – Carl Theodor Dreyer, film director (born 1889)
April–June 11 April – Ellen Aggerholm, actress (born 1882) 19 April – Poul Reumert, actor (born 1883) 8 May – Ernst Hansen, painter (born 1892) 21 June – Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, actress (born 1895)
July–September 3 September – Carl Pedersen, rower (born 1884)
October–December 18 October – Eyvin Andersen, composer (born 1914 in the United States) 8 December – Anders Petersen, sport shooter, competitor at the 1920 Summer Olympics (born 1876) 31 December – Einar Middelboe, footballer (born 1883)
See also 1968 in Danish television
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