# 1981 in Denmark

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{{Year in Denmark|1981}}
Events from the year 1981 '''in Denmark'''.

==Incumbents==
* Monarch – [Margrethe II](/source/Margrethe_II_of_Denmark)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margrethe II {{!}} queen of Denmark |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margrethe-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* Prime minister – [Anker Jørgensen](/source/Anker_J%C3%B8rgensen)

==Events==
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*8 December – The [1981 Danish parliamentary election](/source/1981_Danish_parliamentary_election) is held.

==Sports==

===Badminton===
* [Gentofte BK](/source/Gentofte_BK) wins [Europe Cup](/source/Europe_Cup_(badminton)).

===Cycling===
* [Albert Fritz](/source/Albert_Fritz) (FRG) and [Patrick Sercu](/source/Patrick_Sercu) (BEL) win the [Six Days of Copenhagen](/source/Six_Days_of_Copenhagen) [six-day track cycling race](/source/Six-day_racing).

==Births==
===January{{ndash}}March===
* 9 February &ndash; [Kristian Pless](/source/Kristian_Pless), tennis player
* 5 March {{ndash}} [Helle Frederiksen](/source/Helle_Frederiksen), triathlete
* 31 March {{ndash}} [Mattias Tesfaye](/source/Mattias_Tesfaye), politician

===April{{ndash}}June===
* 30 May &ndash; [Lars Møller Madsen](/source/Lars_M%C3%B8ller_Madsen), handball player
* 9 June &ndash; [Kasper Søndergaard](/source/Kasper_S%C3%B8ndergaard), handball player

===July{{ndash}}September===
* 1 August &ndash; [Hans Lindberg](/source/Hans_Lindberg), handball player
* 1 September &ndash; [Michael Maze](/source/Michael_Maze), table tennis player
* 6 September &ndash; [Søren Larsen](/source/S%C3%B8ren_Larsen), footballer

===October{{ndash}}December===
* 6 October &ndash; [Thomas Troelsen](/source/Thomas_Troelsen), music producer
* 28 October &ndash; [Elvira Lind](/source/Elvira_Lind), film director
* 24 November {{ndash}} [Mads Rasmussen](/source/Mads_Rasmussen), rower
* 4 December – [Brian Vandborg](/source/Brian_Vandborg), cyclist

==Deaths==
===January{{ndash}}March===
* 17 February &ndash; [Ellen Gottschalch](/source/Ellen_Gottschalch), actress (born 1894)
* 27 March &ndash; [Preben Kaas](/source/Preben_Kaas) (born 1930)

===July{{ndash}}September===
* 4 July – [Niels Erik Nørlund](/source/Niels_Erik_N%C3%B8rlund), mathematician (died [1885](/source/1885_in_Denmark))
* 30 September – [Flemming Weis](/source/Flemming_Weis), composer (born [1909](/source/1898_in_Denmark))

===October{{ndash}}December===
* 21 November &ndash; [Ejner Federspiel](/source/Ejner_Federspiel), actor (born 1896)
* 28 November &ndash; [Arthur Jensen](/source/Arthur_Jensen_(actor)), actor (born 1897)
* 20 November {{ndash}} [Knud Ejler Løgstrup](/source/Knud_Ejler_L%C3%B8gstrup), philosopher (died [1905](/source/1905_in_Denmark))
* 4 December {{ndash}} [Ole Sarvig](/source/Ole_Sarvig), poet (born 1921)

==See also==
*[1981 in Danish television](/source/1981_in_Danish_television)

==References==
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{{Denmark year nav}}
{{Year in Europe|1981}}

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