Events from the year 1994 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 Nyrup Rasmussen

Events

* 1 January –

Capital punishment in Denmark Capital punishment in Denmark ( da, Dødsstraf - "death penalty") was abolished in 1933 (except for military law), with no death sentences having been carried out since 1892, but restored from 1945 to 1950 in order to execute Nazi collaborators. ...

is officially outlawed in all cases. * 5 April – 3 die and 2 are injured in the Aarhus University shooting. * 29 April – Danish forces within the United Nations Protection Force take part in

Operation Bøllebank The Operation Bøllebank (English: Operation Hooligan Bashing) is the name given to the military confrontation between Bosnian Serb military forces and Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish combat units composing the United Nations Protection Force (UN ...

in response to the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

. * 27 May – The first ''European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns'' is held

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

, resulting in the Aalborg Charter. * 9 June – The 1994 European Parliament election in Denmark are held, electing 16 members to the European Parliament. * 7 July – The

1994 Faroese general election General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 July 1994. Results See also *List of members of the Løgting, 1994–98 Elections in the Faroe Islands Faroes The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, F� ...

is held. * 21 September – The

1994 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 The coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democr ...

is held. * 27 September – Following the general election, the

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet After the 1994 Danish parliamentary election, the sitting Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was able to form a government coalition of his own Social Democrats, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democrats. The resulting cabi ...

is formed. * 25 October – Danish peacekeeping forces conduct Operation Amanda, a United Nations Protection Force mission within the Bosnian War.

Arts

* The

11th Robert Awards The 11th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 1994 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1993. Honorees Best Danish Film * ''The House of the Spirits'' – Bill ...

are held. Bille August's'' The House of the Spirits'' wins Best Danish Film and Best Screenplay.

Sports

Badminton

Lillerød BK Lillerød BK (Lillerød Badmintonklub) is a badminton club based in Lillerød in the northern part of the Greater Copenhagen area. The club was founded on 7 November 1940. It has won the Danish Badminton League four times and Europe League three ...

wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

* 2 July –

1994 Tour de France The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began on 2 July with a prologue around the French city Lille. After 21 more days of racing, the Tour came to a close on the street of the ...

** 10 July –

Bo Hamburger Bo Hamburger (born 24 May 1970 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish former professional road racing cyclist. He retired in 2006. Biography After ending his career, Hamburger started a building company and a bike shop. He was the leading directeur sport ...

wins the 8th stage ** 16 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 13th stage * 19 August – Jesper Skibby wins the

1994 Ronde van Nederland These are the results for the 34th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 15 to August 19, 1994. The race started in Breda (North Brabant) and finished in Valkenburg (Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: ...

. *2128 August Alex Pedersen wins gold in the Men's amateur road race at the

1994 UCI Road World Championships The 1994 UCI Road World Championships took place in Agrigento, Italy between 21-28 August 1994. Events summary References {{UCI Road World Championships UCI Road World Championships by year World Championships Uci Road World Championshi ...

. * September –

Rolf Sørensen Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he has lived since ...

wins the Paris–Brussels road cycling race. *

Kurt Betschart Kurt Betschart born 25 August 1968 in Erstfeld Switzerland is a former professional cyclist. He was a Six Day Track specialist holding a world record 37 victories with the same partner, Bruno Risi. He had a total of 47 professional victories and ...

(SUI) and

Bruno Risi Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired Switzerland, Swiss professional racing cyclist. He competed at five Olympic Games. Risi was one of the top six-day riders of his generation, he won many professional Madison events during his long ...

(SUI) 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 ...

six-day track cycling race.

Football

* 12 May

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

wins the

1993–94 Danish Cup The 1993–94 Danish Cup was the 40th season of the Danish Cup, the highest football competition in Denmark. The final was played on 12 May 1994. First round Second round Third round ...

by defeating

Næstved BK Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the four ...

31 after penalties in the final.

Other

* 10–17 April – With two gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 14th European Badminton Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands. * September 1 – Erik Gundersen wins the

1984 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1984 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 39th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Without former champions Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Peter Collins, Michael Lee, and Bruce Penhall, the ...

. * 25 September – Denmark wins gold at the

1994 European Women's Handball Championship The 1994 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Germany from 17–25 September. It was won by Denmark after beating Germany 27–23 in the final match. Venues The European Championships were held in the following cities: * Waib ...

in Germany by defeating

host country A host is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing hospitality during it. Host may also refer to: Places * Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County People *Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman * Michel Host ...

27–23 in the final.

Births

JanuaryMarch

* 31 January –

Kenneth Zohore Albin Kenneth Dahrup Zohore (born 31 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for OB. He began his career in his native Denmark, making his professional debut for Copenhagen at the age of 16, becoming th ...

, footballer * 10 February –

Simone Christensen Simone Christensen (born 10 February 1994) is a Danish female BMX rider, representing her nation at international competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's event at the 2015 European Games. She competed in the time trial event and r ...

, BMX rider

AprilJune

* 20 April –

Line Kjærsfeldt Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen. Kjærsfeldt also won a gold ...

, badminton player * 14 May – Pernille Blume, swimmer * 9 June –

Viktor Fischer Viktor Gorridsen Fischer (born 9 June 1994) is a Danish professional association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or as a Winger (association football), winger for Swedish club AIK Fotbol ...

, footballer

JulySeptember

* 15 August –

Lasse Vigen Christensen Lasse Vigen Christensen (; born 15 August 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club ADO Den Haag. Club career Early career Born in Esbjerg, Denmark, Christensen began his football career at Esbjerg fB at age ...

, footballer * 12 September – Amalie Thomsen, canoeist

OctoberDecember

* 23 October –

Nanna Koerstz Madsen Nanna Koerstz Madsen (born 23 October 1994) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the American LPGA Tour and maintains membership of the Ladies European Tour (LET). She won the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand and made history becoming the first ...

, golfer * 30 November – Ida Villumsen, canoeist * 16 December Philip Zinckernagel, footballer

Deaths

* 13 April –

Jørgen Buckhøj Jørgen Buckhøj (10 January 1935 – 13 April 1994) was a Danish actor, working on stage, TV and film. He is best known as the title character Mads Skjern (born Mads Andersen-Skjern) in Matador. He appeared in 38 films between 1953 and 197 ...

, actor (born

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

) * 28 June – Ulrik Neumann, actor (born

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

) * 25 September –

Paul Høm Paul Briegel Høm (2 May 1905, Ballerup – 25 September 1994, Gudhjem) was a Danish artist who is remembered for his religious paintings and brightly coloured stained glass windows which decorate a number of Danish churches. Biography Høm studi ...

, artist (born

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) * 7 October –

Niels Kaj Jerne Niels Kaj Jerne, FRS (23 December 1911 – 7 October 1994) was a Danish immunologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 with Georges J. F. Köhler and César Milstein "for theories concerning the specificity in dev ...

, immunologist (born

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

)

References

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