Events from the year 1995 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 fema ...

* Prime minister –

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Poul Oluf Nyrup Rasmussen (, informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943) is a retired Danish politician. Rasmussen was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and President of the Party of European Socialists (PES) from ...

Events

Undated

* Thulegate, a political scandal regarding the government's tacit approval of the storage of nuclear weapons in Greenland in contravention of Denmark's nuclear free zone.

The arts

* March 22 – The Dogma 95 movement is launched at Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle conference in Paris, where the cinema world gathered to celebrate the first century of motion pictures and contemplate the uncertain future of commercial cinema.

Sports

Badminton

* Lillerød BK wins the Europe Cup. * 1418 March Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen wins gold in men's singles and

Thomas Lund Thomas Haubro Lund (born 2 August 1968) is a retired badminton player from Denmark who affiliate with Kastrup Magleby club. Career Lund was one of the world's leading doubles specialists of the 1990s, particularly in mixed doubles. He was a s ...

and

Marlene Thomsen Marlene Thomsen (born 5 May 1971) is a former badminton player from Denmark. Career 1992 Summer Olympics Thomsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeate ...

wins gold in mixed doubles at the

1995 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1995 Yonex All England Open was the 85th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from 14 to 18 March 1995, in Birmingham, England. It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was US$125,000. Venue *Natio ...

. * 2228 May Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1995 IBF World Championships.

Cycling

* April —

Lars Michaelsen Lars Michaelsen (born 13 March 1969) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of Gent–Wevelgem. In the 1997 Vuelt ...

wins the

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late March on the last Sunday before the To ...

road cycling race in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. * July 23 —

Bjarne Riis Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (; born 3 April 1964), nicknamed ''The Eagle from Herning'' ( da, Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and lat ...

finishes 3rd in the

1995 Tour de France The 1995 Tour de France was the 82nd Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 23 July. It was Miguel Indurain's fifth and final victory in the Tour. On the fifteenth stage Italian rider Fabio Casartelli died after an accident on the Col de Portet ...

. * October 18 —

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 sin ...

finishes second in the

Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...

road cycling race. * Danny Clark (AUS) and

Jimmi Madsen Jimmi Madsen (born 4 January 1969) is a Danish former cyclist who raced professionally from 1993 to 2004. He rode for Denmark on the track in four Olympic Games: 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in ...

(DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Football

* 25 May F.C. Copenhagen wins the 1994–95 Danish Cup by defeating AB 50 in the final. * 6 September —

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qualifies for

UEFA Euro 1996 The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 ...

by defeating

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

3–1 in their last match in

Group 2 The term Group 2 may refer to: * Alkaline earth metal, a chemical element classification * Astronaut Group 2, also known as The New Nine, the second group of astronauts selected by NASA in 1962 * Group 2 (racing), an FIA classification for cars in ...

of the

UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Qualifying for UEFA Euro 1996 took place throughout 1994 and 1995. Forty-seven teams were divided into eight groups, with each team playing the others in their group both home and away. The winners of each group and the six best runners-up qualif ...

Swimming

* 22 Denmark wins two gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the

1995 European Aquatics Championships The European LC Championships 1995 in aquatics were staged in Vienna, Austria from 22–27 August. The competition, organised by the LEN, was held in a temporary pool in the Prater Stadium. The aquatics championships featured contests in swim ...

Other

* 7 August —

Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He is the second fastest of all time over 800 meters, setting the world record and breaking his own record two more times all in 1997. He dominated the ...

wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. * 21 August —

Erik Gundersen Erik Gundersen (born 8 October 1959 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider in the late 1970s and 1980s. Gundersen is one of the most successful speedway riders of all time. He was the ...

wins the

1985 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 40th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Odsal Stadium, the new home of international speedway in England after the demise of the Wembley Stad ...

in Bradford, England. * 17 December —

wins bronze at the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

after defeating

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

25–24 in the bronze match.

Births

JanuaryMarch

* 11 January – Jakob Blåbjerg, footballer * 15 January –

Andrew Hjulsager Andrew Hjulsager (born 15 January 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Gent as an attacking midfielder. Career Brøndby IF On 25 October 2012, Hjulsager signed a two-year extension to his contract which tying hi ...

, footballer * 17 December Mads Pedersen, racing cyclist * 29 January – Carlo de Reuver, footballer * 4 February –

Pione Sisto Pione Sisto Ifolo Emirmija (; born 4 February 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish club Midtjylland. He began his professional career with Midtjylland of the Danish Superliga, making 114 total appearanc ...

, footballer * 27 February – Marcus Solberg, footballer * 3 March – Matthias Asperup, ice hockey player * 9 March – Emiliano Hansen, footballer

AprilJune

* 20 April – Jeppe Højbjerg, footballer * 31 May – Anita Madsen, figure skater * 10 April –

Oliver Bjorkstrand Oliver Bjorkstrand (born 10 April 1995) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bjorkstrand was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third round, 89th overall, of the 2013 ...

, ice hockey player * 4 June – Mikkel Wohlgemuth, footballer

JulySeptember

* 6 July – Noah Skaalum, singer * 12 July Lukas Lerager, Danish footballer * August 4 – Jacob Dehn Andersen, footballer * August 5 – Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, footballer

Deaths

* 12 February –

Astrid Villaume Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film '' Susanne''. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a co ...

, actress (born

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

) * 21 February ** Bjarne Henning-Jensen, film director and screenwriter (born 1908) **

Morian Hansen Jens Henning Fisker Hansen (10 January 1905 in Frederikssund, Denmark – 21 February 1995), known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final ...

, motorcycle speedway rider (born 1905) * 28 March

Mogens Ellegaard Mogens Ellegaard (4 March 1935 – 28 March 1995) was an accordion player from Denmark. He is regarded as the "father of the classical accordion." Early life Ellegaard was the son of a cabinet maker and began studying the instrument at the ...

, accordion player (born 1935) * 9 May – Jeanne Darville, actor (born 1923) * 28 May – Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, master, and theatre director (born

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

) * 15 June –

Preben Lerdorff Rye Preben Lerdorff Rye (23 May 1917 – 15 June 1995) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1941 and 1989. He was born and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' The Child'' (1940) – Jurastuderende * ''En ganske alminde ...

, actor (born 1917) * 2 July – Dan Sterup-Hansen, artist (born 1918) * 13 July –

Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (8 July 1920 – 13 July 1995) was the Managing Director of The Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen and took over as Managing Director in 1957, eventually becomin ...

, managing director of

The Lego Group Lego A/S (trade name: The Lego Group) is a Danish toy production company based in Billund, Denmark. It manufactures Lego-brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks. The Lego Group has also built several amusement parks aroun ...

(born 1920) * 2 August – Eva Gredal, politician (born 1927) * 21 August –

Guri Richter Guri Agnes Richter (7 July 1917 – 21 August 1995) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 13 films between 1940 and 1990. Filmography * '' Farlig leg'' (1990) * ''Erasmus Montanus'' (1973) * '' Mig og min lillebror og Bølle'' (1969) * ...

, actor (born 1917) * 19 September –

Avi Sagild Avi Sagild (22 February 1933 – 19 September 1995) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1958 and 1993. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''The Gree ...

, actor (born 1933 in USA) * 27 September – Hermann Zobel, equestrian (born 1908) * 4 October – Else Brems, opera singer (born 1908) * 26 October –

Wilhelm Freddie Wilhelm Freddie, born Christian Frederik Wilhelm Carlsen (7 February 1909 – 26 October 1995) was a Danish painter, sculptor and filmmaker. Initially working along a somewhat abstract line, he soon turned towards a more realistic surrealism, on ...

, artist and filmmaker (born 1909) * 15 November – Karen Berg, actor (born 1906) * 12 December – Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, hereditary princess of Denmark (born 1912) * 13 December

Gerda Bengtsson Gerda Johanne Bengtsson (6 February 1900– 13 December 1995) was a Danish textile artist who specialized in embroidery. Initially inspired by the stylized animals and plants used in medieval needlework, she became an outstanding designer who could ...

, textile artist (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 ...

)

References

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