1995 in Denmark
Events from the year 1995 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Events
Undated
- Thulegate, a political scandal regarding the government's tacit approval of the storage of nuclear weapons in Greenland in contravention of Denmark's nuclear free zone.
The arts
Film
- March 22 - The Dogma 95 movement is launched at Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle conference in Paris, where the cinema world gathered to celebrate the first century of motion pictures and contemplate the uncertain future of commercial cinema.[2]
Sports
Badminton
- Lillerød BK wins the Europe Cup.
- 14—18 March – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen wins gold in men's single and Thomas Lund and Marlene Thomsen wins gold in mixed double at the 1995 All England Open Badminton Championships.
- 22–28 May – Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1995 IBF World Championships.
Cycling
- April — Lars Michaelsen wins the Gent–Wevelgem road cycling race in Belgium.
- July 23 — Bjarne Riis finishes 3rd in the 1995 Tour de France.
- October 18 — Rolf Sørensen finishes second in the Milano–Torino road cycling race.
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Jimmi Madsen (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen sox-day track cycling race.
Football
- 25 May – F.C. Copenhagen wins the 1994–95 Danish Cup by defeating AB 5–0 in the final.
- 6 September — Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 1996 by defeating Armenia 3–1 in their last match in Group 2 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying.
Swimming
- 22– Denmark wins two gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships.
Other
- 7 August — Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.
- 21 August — Erik Gundersen wins the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship in Bradford, England.
- 17 December — Denmark wins bronze at the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary after defeating Norway 25–24 in the bronze match.
Births
- 11 January – Jakob Blåbjerg, defender playing
- 15 January – Andrew Hjulsager, footballer
- 29 January – Carlo de Reuver, footballer
- 4 February – Pione Sisto, footballer
- 27 February – Marcus Solberg, footballer
- 3 March – Matthias Asperup, ice hockey player
- 9 March – Emiliano Hansen, footballer
- 20 April – Jeppe Højbjerg, footballer
- 31 May – Anita Madsen, figure skater
- 10 April – Oliver Bjorkstrand, ice hockey player
- 4 June – Mikkel Wohlgemuth, footballer
- July 6 – Noah Skaalum, singer
- August 4 – Jacob Dehn Andersen, footballer
- August 5 – Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, footballer
Deaths
- 28 May - Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, balletmaster, theatre director (born 1934)
- 13 July - Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, managing director of The Lego Group from 1957 to 1973 (born 1920)
- Mogens Ellegaard, accordion player
See also
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Film Review: Dogme # 1 Festen (The Celebration) (1998)". The Viewspaper. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
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