2018 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2018 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
May
- May 31 - it was announced that Denmark would be banning full-face veils.[2]
The Arts
Film
- 19 November – Lars Mikkelsen wins an International Emmy Award for Best Actor at the 46th International Emmy Awards for his role in Herrens veje.
Sport
Badminton
- 16-21 January – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen win gold in Women's Double at 2018 Malaysia Masters.
- 30 January-4 February – Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen win Men's Double at 2018 India Open.
- 14-18 March – Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen wins gold in Women's Doubles at 2018 All England Open.
- 24–29 April – With two gold medals, two, silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2018 European Badminton Championships.
Cycling
- 24 February – Christina Siggaard wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
- 27 February – 4 March – Denmark wins two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 15 April – Michael Valgren wins the Amstel Gold Race .
- 4–20 May – 2018 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark.
- 22 July – Magnus Cort wins the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
- 1 April – Mads Pedersen finishes second in the Tour of Flanders.
- 7 October – Søren Kragh Andersen wins 2018 Paris–Tours.
Golf
- 3 June Thorbjørn Olesen wins Italian Open.
- 8 September – Denmark wins the Eisenhower Trophy for the first time.
- 30 September – Thorbjørn Olesen wins the 2018 Ryder Cup as part of the European team.
- 7 October – Lucas Bjerregaard wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Swimming
- 3-12 August – Denmark wins three silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships.
Tennis
- 27 January – Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open.
- 1-7 October – Caroline Wozniacki wins China Open.
Other
- 18 April – In basketball, Bakken Bears loses a 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup semifinal to S.S. Felice Scandone.
- 14 July – Helle Frederiksen wins a gold medal in the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
- 4-11 August – With one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the fourth best nation at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships.
Deaths
- 14 January – Erling Mandelmann, photographer (born 1935)
- 21 January – Jens Okking, actor (born (1939)
- 2 February – Ole Thestrup, actor (born 1948)
- 13 February – Prince Henrik, Prince Consort (born 1934)
- 19 February – Nini Theilade, ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1915)
- 9 May – Per Kirkeby, artist (born 1938)
- 28 May – Jens Christian Skou, biochemist and Nobel laureate (born 1918)
- 19 June – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, member of the extended Danish royal family (born 1935)[3]
- 16 August – Benny Andersen, writer and composer (born 1929)
- 30 September – Kim Larsen, musician (born 1945)
- 14 November – Morten Grunwald, actor (born 1934)
- 23 December – Troels Kløvedal, author and sailer (born 1943)
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See also
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Staff and agencies (31 May 2018). "Denmark passes law banning burqa and niqab". The Guardian.
- Ward, Fiona (21 June 2018). "The Danish royal family mourn the death of Princess Elisabeth". Hello.
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