1993 in Denmark
The following is a list of events that occurred in the year 1993 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Schlüter (until January 25), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Events
Undated
Sports
Badminton
- Lillerød BK wins Europe Cup.
- 17–21 March – Jon Holst-Christensen and Thomas Lund win gold in men's double and Jon Holst-Christensen and Grete Mogensen win gold in mixed double at the 1993 All England Open Badminton Championships.
- 31 May – 6 June – Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1993 IBF World Championships.
Cycling
- 18 April — Rolf Sørensen wins the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic road cycling race.
- 1 May — Rolf Sørensen wins the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop.
- July 3–25 — 1993 Tour de France
- 8 July – Jesper Skibby wins the 5th stage.
- 10 July — Bjarne Riis wins the 7th stage.
- July 25 — Bjarne Riis finishes in fifth place in the 1993 Tour de France.
- 6 October — Rolf Sørensen wins the Milano–Torino road cycling race.
- Rolf Sørensen (DEN) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- Unknown date Jens Veggerby wins gold in UCI Motor-paced at the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Football
- 20 May – OB wins the 1992–93 Danish Cup by defeating AaB Fodbold 2–0 in the final.
Other
- 12 February — Gert Bo Jacobsen becomes WBO welterweight champions in boxing.
- 5 December — Denmark wins silver the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway after being defeated 23–22 by Germany in the final.
Births
January–March
- 28 February – Emmelie de Forest, singer
- 12 March – Jeppe Tverskov, footballer
April–June
- 14 April – Josephine Skriver, model
- 7 May – Isabella Arendt, Conservative politician
- 14 May – Nicole Broch Larsen, golfer[2]
- 27 May – Julie Brochorst Andersen, actress
- 6 June – Alba August, actress
- 21 June – Caroline Brasch Nielsen, model
July–September
- 13 July – Linnea Berthelsen, actress
- 3 September – Ida Praetorius. ballet dancer
October–December
- 5 October – Kevin Magnussen, racing driver
- 22 October – Jessica Dinnage, actress
- 22 December – Hedvig Rasmussen, rower[3]
Deaths
- 6 January – Richard Mortensen, painter (born 1910)
- 16 January - Robert Jacobsen, painter and sculptor (born 1903)
- 7 April – Tonny Ahm, badminton player (born 1914
- 30 May - Henry Heerup, painter and sculptor (born 1907)
- 15 October – Dan Turèll, writer (born 1946)
- 39 October – Pauli Jørgensen, football player (born 1905)
See also
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Nicole Broch LARSEN - Olympic | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Hedvig Rasmussen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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