Events from the year 1972 in Denmark.

Incumbents

* Monarch – Frederik IX (until 14 January), Margrethe II * Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag (until 5 October), Anker Jørgensen

Events

* 14 January: King Fredrick IX of Denmark dies. He is succeeded by his oldest daughter, Queen Margrethe II. * 17 June: Nordic students leaving Copenhagen following a meeting for Scandinavian students. * 2 October 1972 Danish European Communities membership referendum takes place. * 11 November The Æpwer Saxony Storm hits Denmark.

Culture

Music

* List of number-one singles of 1972 (Denmark)

Births

JanuaryMarch

*11 January – Anthony Lledo, composer. *16 January – Ruben Bagger, footballer *3 February –

Jesper Kyd Jesper Kyd Jakobson (; ; born 3 February 1972) is a Danish composer and sound designer who has worked on various video game, television, and film projects. He has composed soundtracks for the ''Hitman (franchise), Hitman'' series, ''Assassin's ...

, composer and sound designer *16 March – Nicolas Bro, actor *23 March – Peter Møller, footballer and sports journalist

AprilJune

* 6 April –

Anders Thomas Jensen Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film ''Election Night (1998 film), Election Night'' won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Jensen was born in Frederi ...

, film director *9 April Kasper Hjulmand, football coach *15 April – Trine Dyrholm, actress *18 April – Lars Christiansen, handball player *24 April – Anne Dorthe Tanderup, handball player *12 May Signe Kongebro, architect * 27 May – Eskild Ebbesen, lightweight rower * 28 May Roland Møller, actor * 5 June Johan Kobborg, ballet dancer * 24 June Mads Brügger, filmmaker and television host

JulySeptember

*19 July – Ebbe Sand, footballer *25 August –

Nikolaj Arcel Nikolaj Arcel (born 25 August 1972) is a Danish filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2012 film ''A Royal Affair'', which won two prizes at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and which ...

, filmmaker *30 September – Ari Behn, Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist (died

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

)

OctoberDecember

* 5 October Henrik Vibskov, fashion designer * 7 October Maren Uthaug, writer and cartoonist * 16 October – Trentemøller, composer and musician * 4 November Anders Holch Povlsen, businessman *14 December – Christian E. Christiansen, filmmaker * 21 December Ole Birk Olesen, politician

Deaths

* 9 January – Helga Frier, actress (born 1893) * 10 January – Aksel Larsen, politician (born

1897 Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...

) * 14 January – King Frederik IX (born

1899 Events January * January 1 ** Spanish rule formally ends in Cuba with the cession of Spanish sovereignty to the U.S., concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (February 1899), p ...

) * 2 May Ole Ring, painter (born 1902) * 24 May – Asta Nielsen, actress (born 1881) * 7 July – Johan Jacobsen, film director (born

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...

) * 5 October – Børge Mogensen, furniture designer (born

) * 7 October Erik Eriksen, politician (born 1902) * 6 December – Gunnar Strømvad, actor (born 1908)

References

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