Events from the year 1966 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
editBirths
editJanuary–March
edit- 25 January – Heinz Ehlers, professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player
- 31 March – Linse Kessler, television personality
April–June
edit- 7 May – Jes Høgh, footballer
- 18 May – Peter Juel-Jensen, politician
July–September
edit- 28 July – Mette Gjerskov, politician (died 2023)
- 18 August – Christian Karsten Hansen, biotech entrepreneur
- 22 September – Lone Frank, journalist
October–December
edit- 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
edit- 26 February – Karl Jørgensen, actor (b. 1890)
- 18 March – Osvald Helmuth, actor and singer (b. 1894)
- 24 April – Hans Christian Branner, writer (b. 1903)[2]
- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Frederick IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Hans Christian Branner". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 21 October 2021.