The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Denmark.

Incumbents

* Monarch – Frederick IX * Prime minister –

Jens Otto Krag Jens Otto Krag (; 15 September 1914 – 22 June 1978) was a Danish politician who served as prime minister of Denmark from 1962 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972, and as leader of the Social Democrats from 1962 to 1972. He was president of the Nord ...

Events

*June 10 – Crown Princess Margrethe marries.

Sports

Sailing

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are held in

Skovshoved Skovshoved is a former fishing village on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The area is part of Charlottenlund postal district and Gentofte Municipality. Local landmarks include Skovshoved Church, Sjovshoved Hotel and the listed Ar ...

. ** Paul Elvstrøm and Poul Mik-Meyer win the race.

Births

JanuaryMarch

* 7 January –

Peter Reichhardt Peter Reichhardt (born 7 January 1967) is a Danish actor and theatre director. He is the son of actors Poul Reichhardt Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 194 ...

, actor * 14 February

Kasper Salto Kasper Salto (born 14 February 1967) is a Danish industrial designer, most known for his furniture designs. He is the grand son of painter, ceramist and writer Axel Salto. Biography Kasper Salto was born on 14 February 1967 in Copenhagen, Denm ...

, designer * 9 March Ellen Hillingsø, actress

AprilJune

* 28 April Claes Bang, actor * 7 May Adam Price, screenwriter, restaurateur, television chef * 3 June Lars Hjortshøj, stand-up comedian

JulySeptember

* 7 July –

Tom Kristensen Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of which were consecutive (from 2000 to 2005). In 1997, he won the race with the Joest Racing te ...

, racing driver * 27 July

Anette Støvelbæk Anette Støvelbæk (born 27 July 1967) is a Danish actress. She was born in Copenhagen and is married to actor Lars Mikkelsen. She made her screen debut as Olympia in the Danish comedy film ''Italian for Beginners ''Italian for Beginners'' ...

, actress * 8 September – Peder Hvelplund, politician * 17 September Anne Louise Hassing, actress

OctoberDecember

* 3 October – Carsten Dahl, jazz pianist * 30 October –

Nikolaj Hübbe Nikolaj Hübbe (born 30 October 1967) is artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. Career Since becoming artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, Hübbe has successfully staged new productions of Bournonville's '' Napoli'' (2009) and '' ...

, ballet dancer, artistic director

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

* 31 January – Poul Henningsen, writer, architect and designer (born

1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

) * 6 February Hans Jacob Nielsen, boxer (born

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

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AprilJune

* 12 May – Henry Nielsen, actor (born 1890) * 24 June –

Kai Normann Andersen Kai Normann Andersen (11 April 1900 – 24 June 1967) was a Danish people, Danish composer who wrote film scores and music for stage revues and dramas. He composed songs for over 50 films between 1930 and 1965. In the 1930s and 1940s he dominated ...

, composer (born

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

) * 30 June Harald Hansen, painter (born 1890)

JulySeptember

* 16 September –

Gerhard Henning Gerhard Henning (27 May 1880 – 16 September 1967) was a Swedish-Danish sculptor. While working at the Royal Danish Porcelain Factory, he designed a number of delicately decorated figurines. He is however remembered above all for his statues c ...

, Swedish-Danish sculptor (born

1880 Events January–March * January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. * January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy. * February � ...

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OctoberDecember

* 21 October –

Ejnar Hertzsprung Ejnar Hertzsprung (; Copenhagen, 8 October 1873 – 21 October 1967, Roskilde) was a Danish chemist and astronomer. Career Hertzsprung was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark, the son of Severin and Henriette. He studied chemical engineering at Cop ...

, chemist and astronomer (born

1873 Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defe ...

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References

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