2004 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 2004 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 2004 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
• Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Events

May

• 14 May – Crown Prince Frederik marries Australian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen.[2]

December

• 26 December – Several hundreds of Danish people are among thousands of people killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, at least 2,000 Scandinavians still missing in Thailand.

The arts

Music

• 10 June – Gala concert with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Tivoli Concert Hall, celebrating Henrik, the Prince Consort of Denmark's 70th birthday, with the premiere performance of Frederik Magle's symphonic poem Souffle le vent from the Cantabile suite.

Sports

• 13–29 August — Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens: Two gold medals and six bronze medals

Football

• 20 May — FC Copenhagen wins the 2003–04 Danish Cup by defeating Aalborg BK 1–0 in the final.
• 12 June – 4 July — Denmark participates at the UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.
  • 22 June – Denmark qualifies for the quarter-finals by drawing with Sweden in the last group stage match.
  • 27 June – Denmark is defeated by Czech Republic in the quarter-final.

Badminton

• Greve Strands BK wins Europe Cup.

Handball

• 1 February — Denmark takes bronze at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship by defeating Croatia 31–27 in the third place play-off.
• 29 August — Denmark wins gold in the Women's handball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics by defeating South Korea in the final.
• 15 December — Denmark wins silver at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship after being defeated 27–25 by Norway in the final.

Other

• 16–24 April – With three gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 19th European Badminton Championships in Geneve, Switzerland.
• 13 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Audi Sport Japan Team Goh, his sixth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
• 25 July — Michael Rasmussen finishes 3rd in the Mountains classification in the 2004 Tour de France.
• 12 November — Mikkel Kessler becomes WBA championship ny defeating Manny Siaca in Copenhagen after taking on the match on a short notice after his stablemate, Mads Larsen, had been injured in training.

Deaths

• 6 February – Jørgen Jersild, composer and music educator (born 1913)
• 5 May – Kate Mundt, actress (born 1930)
• 14 September – Ove Sprogøe, actor (born 1919)
• 13 December – Jørn Larsen, painter and sculptor (born 1926)

See also

• 2004 in Danish television

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. Browne, Anthony; Follett, Christopher (15 May 2004). "Danes cheer as estate agent marries into royal house". London: TimesOnline. Retrieved 6 November 2009.