1969 in Denmark
Events from the year 1969 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick IX[1]
- Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
- 20 February – The North Sea Continental Shelf cases are decided at the International Court of Justice.
- 10 March – The Danish Technical Museum is inaugurated in Helsingør.[2]
- 8 May – The Museum of Medical History is inaugurated in Bredgade in Copenhagen.[2]
- 28 May – The LO School is inaugurated by the Danish labour movement in Helsingør.
- 15 June – The 750 years' anniversary of the Danish flag, Dannebrog, is celebrated throughout Denmark. 750 flags from all parts of Denmark are gathered on City Hall Square in Copenhagen.[2]
- 24 June – The proposed lowering of the electoral age from 21 to 18 is rejected by 78.6% of voters at the 1969 Danish electoral age referendum.
- 1 July – Denmark legalizes visual pornography.[2]
- 30 September – The government sets up a temporary Environmental Committee.
- 15 November – An estimated 20,000 people attend an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Copenhagen, marching from Østerbro Barracks to Christiansborg by way of the American Embassy.[2]
Full date missing
- The Danish Liberal Centre Party is dissolved.
Sport
Cycling
- 22-24 August – Leif Mortensen wins gold in Men's amateur road race and Denmark wins silver in Men's team time trial at the 1969 UCI Road World Championships.
Football
- Boldklubben 1903 wins the 1969 Danish 1st Division in football.
Music
- First performance in Denmark of Rued Langgaard's Music of the Spheres, 51 years after it was composed.
Births
January–March
- 7 February – Chris Minh Doky, jazz bassist, composer, producer
- 15 February – Anja Andersen, handball player
- 20 February – Thomas Warming, illustrator, painter, and author
- 19 May – Thomas Vinterberg, film director
April–June
- 7 June – Prince Joachim, second son of Crown Princess Margrethe
July–September
- 21 September – Mads Lundby Hansen, economist (died 2023)
Deaths
January–March
- 2 January – Julius Bomholt, politician (born 1896)
- 12 February – Victor Gram, politician (born 1910)
October–December
- 9 November – Paul Berth, football player (born 1890)
- 15 November – Niels Larsen, sport shooter (born 1889)
- 16 December – Leo Mathisen, jazz pianist, singer (born 1906)
- 26 December – Gundorph Albertus, silversmith (born 1887)
See also
References
- "Frederick IX | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "1969" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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