1980 in Denmark

none 1980 Events from the year 1980 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch – Margrethe IIMargrethe II queen of Denmark https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margrethe-II Encyclopedia Britannica 16 June 2019 en Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen Events 1980 Sports July 19 – July 3 — Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow: 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals. Badminton 23 March Lene Køppen wins gold in women's single at the 1980 All England Open Badminton Championships. 27 May 1 June Denmark wins four bronze medals at the 1980 IBF World Championships. 17–20 April — With two gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 7th European Badminton Championships in Groningen, Netherlands. Hvidovre BK wins silver at Europe Cup. Cycling Albert Fritz (FRG) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. Births thumb|120px|Agnes Obel. January–February 1 January – Karina Jacobsgaard, tennis player 16 January – Lars Bak, bicycle racer 29 January – Peter Løvenkrands, footballer 1 February – Ellen Trane Nørby, politician 17 February – Eva Dyrberg, former tennis player 28 February – Christian Poulsen, football player March–June 21 March Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier 28 March Rasmus Seebach, singer 31 March Martin Albrechtsen, footballer 5 April Rasmus Quist Hansen, rower 12 April Peter Plaugborg, actor 5 May Martin Retov, football coach and former player 30 June Morten Skoubo, footballer July–September 11 July – Mathias Boe, badminton player 11 August – Jerry Lucena, Danish-Filipino footballer 17 August – Christian Keller, footballer 7 September – Rikke Skov, handball player 30 September – Jakob Michelsen, football manager October–December 8 October – Kasper Bøgelund, footballer 23 October Jesper Nøddesbo, handballer 25 October – Ditte Jensen, freestyle swimmer 28 October – Agnes Obel, musician 2 November – Thomas Bredahl, guitarist 13 November – Morten Messerschmidt, politician 23 December Matilde Kimer, journalist Deaths thumb|120px|Dirch Passer. 19 March – Børge Minerth, Olympic gymnast (1948, 1952) (born 1920) 13 April – Karl Stegger, actor (born 1913) 18 April – Poul Kjærholm, furniture designer (born 1929) 3 September – Dirch Passer, actor (born 1926) 6 September Gustav Weinreich, woodcarver and furniture maker (born 1886) 13 December Svend Olsen, weightlifter (born 1908) See also 1980 in Danish television References 1980 Category:Years of the 20th century in Denmark