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1968
Events from the year 1968 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Frederik IXFrederick IX: king of Denmark https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-IX 16 June 2019 Encyclopedia Britannica en
Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag
Events
12 February The Balle Hoard is discovered in Balle near Grenå.http://www.danskmoent.dk/artikler/bx1balle.htm Sølvskatten fra Balle og Christian IV's møntpolitik Danish danskmoent.dk 21 March 2023
7 June The Original Legoland opens.
Sports
August – Ole Ritter becomes the first non-Italian to win the Trofeo Matteotti.
Births
thumb|120px|Margrethe Vestager.
thumb|120px|Sofie Gråbøl.
thumb|120px|King Frederik X
January–March
7 February – Katja K, former pornographic actress
12 February – Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, economist and author
April–June
12 April Signe Wenneberg, journalist, environmental activist and politician
13 April – Margrethe Vestager, politician
17 April – Julie Fagerholt, fashion designer
26 May – Frederik X, King of Denmark
19 June – Peter Tanev, weather presenter and author
July–September
30 July – Sofie Gråbøl, actress
2 August – Thomas Lund, badminton player
10 August – Lene Rantala, handball playerhttps://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/lene-rantala-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/lene-rantala-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Lene Rantala sports-reference.com 19 May 2019
22 August – Casper Christensen, comedian
27 August – Johnny Bredahl, boxer
13 September – Ole Bjur, footballer
October–December
21 November – Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, businessman
22 November – Sidse Babett Knudsen, actress
2 December – Jan Grarup, photographer
25 December – Helena Christensen, model
Deaths
thumb|120px|Carl Theodor Dreyer.
January–March
18 January – Adam Fischer, sculptor (born 1888)
4 March – Ellen Price, actress and ballerina (born 1878)
20 March – Carl Theodor Dreyer, film director (born 1889)
April–June
11 April – Ellen Aggerholm, actress (born 1882)
19 April – Poul Reumert, actor (born 1883)
8 May – Ernst Hansen, painter (born 1892)
21 June – Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, actress (born 1895)
July–September
3 September – Carl Pedersen, rower (born 1884)
October–December
18 October – Eyvin Andersen, composer (born 1914 in the United States)
8 December – Anders Petersen, sport shooter, competitor at the 1920 Summer Olympics (born 1876)
31 December – Einar Middelboe, footballer (born 1883)
See also
1968 in Danish television
References
20th century
1968 expanded
Denmark
Category:Years of the 20th century in Denmark
Category:1960s in Denmark