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1982
Events from the year 1982 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 (until September 10, Poul Schlüter
Events
January 5 – 17 years old Curt Hansen wins the European Junior Chess Championship
January 8 – A Danish cold record is set when a temperature of -31.2 is registered in Hørsted, a village in the Thy region of northern Jytland.
September 10 – Poul Schlüter becomes prime minister
Undated
Sports
Badminton
28 March Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1982 All England Open Badminton Championships.
13–18 April — With 2 gold medals and five bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 8th European Badminton Championships in Böblingen, West Germany.
Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
René Pijnen (NED) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
JanuaryMarch
2 January – Rasmus Paludan, Danish-Swedish politician and lawyer
16 January – Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, actress
26 February – Johnny Thomsen, footballer
2 March – Pilou Asbæk, actor
AprilJune
3 April – Stine Brix, author and politician
15 April – Henriette Engel Hansen, sprint canoeistHenriette Engel HANSEN - Olympic Canoe Sprint Denmark https://www.olympic.org/henriette-engel-hansen International Olympic Committee 25 November 2019 en 20 November 2016
17 April – Martin Kampmann, mixed martial arts fighter
26 April – Steffen Ernemann, footballer
14 May – Anders Eggert, handball player
20 May – Allan Arenfeldt Olesen, footballer
25 May – Jesper Bech, footballer
26 May – Morten Breum, DJ and music producer
16 June – May Andersen, model
JulySeptember
19 July Esben Holmboe Bang, chef and restaurateur
24 July Catharina Svensson, lawyer
19 August Jens Berthel Askou, footballer
22 August Peter Nymann, footballer
OctoberDecember
1 October – Louise Svalastog Spellerberg, handball player
20 October – Kristian Bach Bak, footballer
3 November – Lasse Kryger, footballer
30 November – Medina, musician
8 December – Christian Drejer, basketball player
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
12 January – Emil Hass Christensen, actor (b. 1903)
16 January – Harald Agersnap, composer, educator and musician (b. 1899)https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Harald_Agersnap Harald Agersnap Hans Riis-Vestergaard Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 29 June 2025
9 February Sofie Madsen, educator /born 1897)
4 March Søren Kristian Toubro, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder (born 1906)
AprilJune
24 April – Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen, actress (b. 1915)
1 June – Einar Juhl, film actor (born 1896)
4 June – Henning Dahl Mikkelsen, cartoonist (b. 1915)
15 June – Erling Foss, engineer and businessman (b. 1897)
29 June Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, artist and designer (born 1919)
JulySeptember
9 July Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, actor (born 1906)
20 September Søren Georg Jensen, designer and sculptor (born 1917)
OctoberDecember
21 December – Frants Hvass, diplomat (born 1896)
See also
1982 in Danish television
References
1982
Category:Years of the 20th century in Denmark
Category:1980s in Denmark