Events from the year 1968 in Denmark.
Incumbents
* Monarch –
Frederik IX
* Prime minister –
Jens Otto Krag
Events
* 12 February The
Balle Hoard is discovered in Balle near
Grenå.
* 7 June The Original
Legoland opens.
Sports
* August –
Ole Ritter becomes the first non-
Italian to win the
Trofeo Matteotti.
Births
JanuaryMarch
*7 February –
Katja K, former pornographic actress
*12 February –
Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, economist and author
AprilJune
*13 April –
Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager (; born 13 April 1968) is a Denmark, Danish politician who formerly served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age between December 2019 and November 2024 in the Von Der Leye ...
, politician
* 17 April
Julie Fagerholt, fashion designer
*26 May –
Frederik X
Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, ; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following Abdication of Margrethe II, his mother's abdication in 2024.
Frederik is the eldest son of Margrethe II and Prince Henri ...
, King of Denmark
*19 June –
Peter Tanev,
weather presenter
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Using tools such as projected weathe ...
and author
JulySeptember
*30 July –
Sofie Gråbøl, actress
* 2 August
Thomas Lund, badminton player
*10 August –
Lene Rantala, handball player
*22 August –
Casper Christensen, comedian
* 27 August
Johnny Bredahl, boxer
* 13 September
Ole Bjur, footballer
OctoberDecember
*21 November –
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, businessman
*22 November –
Sidse Babett Knudsen, actress
* 2 December
Jan Grarup, photographer
*25 December –
Helena Christensen, model
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
* 18 January –
Adam Fischer, sculptor (born
1888)
* 4 March –
Ellen Price, actress and ballerina (born
1878
Events January
* January 5 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire.
* January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
* January 17 – Russo-Turkish War: ...
)
* 20 March –
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, his movies are noted for emotional austerity ...
, film director (born
1889)
AprilJune
* 19 April –
Poul Reumert, actor (born
1883)
* 8 May –
Ernst Hansen, painter (born
1892)
* 21 June –
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, actress (born
1895)
JulySeptember
* 3 September –
Carl Pedersen, rower (born
1884)
OctoberDecember
* 18 October –
Eyvin Andersen, composer (born
1914 in the United States)
* 8 December –
Anders Petersen, sport shooter, competitor at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...
(born
1876
Events
January
* January 1
** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol.
*January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts.
February
* Febr ...
)
See also
*
1968 in Danish television
References
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Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
Years of the 20th century in Denmark
1960s in Denmark