Events from the year 1988 in Denmark.

Incumbents

* Monarch –

Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...

* Prime minister –

Poul Schlüter Poul Holmskov Schlüter (; 3 April 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first ...

Events

* 3 November – The old main post office in Købmagergade,

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, is robbed by what is later to become known as Blekinge Street Gang. One policeman is killed under the robbery.

The arts

Architecture

Film

* 23 May –

Bille August Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed co ...

's film ''

Pelle the Conqueror ''Pelle the Conqueror'' ( da, Pelle Erobreren, sv, Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1910 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of two ...

'' wins the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

at the 41st Cannes Film Festival.

Literature

Music

Classical music

* 27 November –

Frederik Magle Frederik Reesen Magle (; born 17 April 1977) is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist. He writes contemporary classical music as well as fusion of classical music and other genres. His compositions include orchestral works, cantatas, ...

's Cantata for choir and chamber orchestra ''We Are Afraid (Vi er bange)'' is premiered in

Grundtvig's Church Grundtvig's Church ( da, Grundtvigs Kirke) is located in the Bispebjerg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a rare example of expressionist church architecture. Due to its originality, it is one of the best known churches in the city. History ...

, Copenhagen.

Sports

* 17 September – 2 October – Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

: 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medals.

Badminton

* Triton BK Aalborg wins silver at Europe Cup. * 20 March Ib Frederiksen wins gold in men's single at the 1988 All England Open Badminton Championships. * 10–18 April – With five gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 11th European Badminton Championships in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

, Norway.

Cycling

* 21 July Johnny Weltz wins Stage 19 of the

1988 Tour de France The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 24 July. It consisted of 22 stages over . The race was won by Pedro Delgado with the top three positions at the end of the race being occupied by specialis ...

. * 21–25 August Denmark wins two bronze medals at the

1988 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1988 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Ghent, Belgium from 21 to 25 August 1988. Eight events were contested, 7 for men (5 for professionals, 2 for amateurs) and 1 for women ...

. *

Roman Hermann Roman Hermann (born 27 March 1953 in Schaan) is a Liechtensteiner former cyclist. Major results ;1979 :3rd Derny, UEC European Track Championships ;1980 :1st Six Days of Zürich (with Horst Schütz) ;1981 :1st Six Days of Hanover (with Horst ...

(LIE) and

Hans-Henrik Ørsted Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born 13 December 1954 in Grenå) is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He raced in many indoor Six-day racing events in Europe. He turned prof ...

(DEN) win the

Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...

sox-day track cycling race.

Football

* 10–25 June –

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participates in the

UEFA Euro 1988 The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The tournament crowned Netherlan ...

but does not make it beyond the initial group stage after finishing last in

Group A Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived vehicles intended for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles w ...

Births

* 9 January – Michael Lumb, footballer * 16 January –

Nicklas Bendtner Nicklas Bendtner (; born 16 January 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. His preferred position was centre-forward, but he has also played on the right side of attack, and occasionally on the left. A large, ...

, footballer * 7 February –

Nicki Bille Nielsen Nicki Niels Bille Nielsen (born 7 February 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He has played for various Danish national youth teams, including 17 games and 8 goals for the Denmark national under-21 foot ...

, footballer * 9 February –

Lotte Friis Lotte Friis (born 9 February 1988) is a Danish competitive swimmer from Allerød Municipality. Career Friis was born in Blovstrød. Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she won ...

, swimmer * 17 February –

Alex Vargas Alexander Vargas Blay (born 17 February 1988) is a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Denmark to a Danish-English mother and a Uruguayan father. Career Vargas relocated to London at age 17 to pursue his musical ca ...

, singer * 25 July – Hedegaard, DJ and music producer * 18 September –

Lukas Forchhammer Lukas Forchhammer (born 18 September 1988) is a Danish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former actor. He is best known as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist for the Danish band Lukas Graham. As a child, Forchhammer starred i ...

, singer, songwriter and actor * 23 October –

Nicolaj Agger Nicolaj Moesgaard Agger (; born 23 October 1988) is a Danish retired footballer who played as a forward. He is cousin to former international Daniel Agger. Biography Agger is the younger cousin of former Danish international defender Daniel Agge ...

, footballer

Deaths

* 5 November –

C. F. Møller Christian Frederik Møller (31 October 1898 – 5 November 1988), generally referred to as C. F. Møller, was a Danish architect, professor and, from 1965 to 1969, the first rector of the Aarhus School of Architecture. His former practice, Arki ...

, architect (born 1898)

References

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