1981 in Denmark

← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Denmark → 1982 1983 1984
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1981 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1981 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
• Prime minister - Anker Jørgensen

Events

• 8 December - The 1981 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Sports

Badminton

• Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Births

• 9 February – Kristian Pless, tennis player
• 30 May – Lars Møller Madsen, handball player
• 9 June – Kasper Søndergaard, handball player
• 1 August – Hans Lindberg, handball player
• 1 September – Michael Maze, table tennis player
• 6 September – Søren Larsen, footballer
• 6 October – Thomas Troelsen, music producer

Deaths

• 17 February – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (born 1894)
• 27 March – Preben Kaas (born 1930)
• 21 November – Ejner Federspiel, actor (born 1896)
• 28 November – Arthur Jensen, actor (born 1897)

See also

• 1981 in Danish television

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.