Events from the year 1978 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
edit- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen
Events
edit- 19 September – The 1978 electoral age referendum, leading to a lowering of the electoral age from 20 to 18 years.[2]
Undated
edit- The death penalty is abolished for all crimes.[3]
Sports
editBadminton
edit- 13–15 April — With two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 6th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
edit- Donald Allan (AUS) and Danny Clark (AUS) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Other
edit- 2 September — Ole Olsen wins the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship at Wembley Stadium in London.
Births
editJanuary–March
edit- 9 January — Christina Hembo, designer
- 20 January – Britt Raaby, freestyle swimmer
- 14 February – Rie Rasmussen, actress, film director, writer, model, and photographer
- 3 March – Nicolas Kiesa, racing driver
- 10 March – Kim Staal, Ice hockey player
April–June
edit- 3 April – Michael Gravgaard, football player
- 8 April – Christian Tafdrup, actor and filmmaker
- 22 April – Ida Auken, politician
- 26 April – Peter Madsen, footballer
- 30 April – Joachim Boldsen, handballer
- 13 May – Jeanette Varberg. historian and curator
July–September
edit- 5 July – Allan Simonsen, racing driver
- 12 July – Katrine Fruelund, handball player
- 22 July – Dennis Rommedahl, football player
- 24 July – Ole Yde, fashion designer
October–December
edit- 1 November – Lise Rønne, journalist and television presenter
- 23 November – Joachim Fischer Nielsen, badminton player
- 27 December – Jim Lyngvild, designer
Deaths
edit- 1 March – Arne Sørensen, politician (born 1906)
- 18 March – Willy Hansen, cyclist (died 1906)
- 19 May – Carl Hansen, footballer (born 1898)
- 22 June – Jens Otto Krag, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1914)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Tiden er moden for 16 års valgret". Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd. Archived from the original on 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ "Countries That Have Abolished the Death Penalty Since 1976". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 7 May 2023.