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2008 in Denmark

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Denmark.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Margrethe II
  • Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

    • February

  • 16 February – The Royal Playhouse on Copenhagen's waterfront is inaugurated with the play Hamlet, featuring Nicolas Bro in the title role.

    • May

  • 1 May - Han Kjøbenhavn is founded.
  • 24 May – Prince Joachim marries Marie Cavallier in Møgeltønder.

    • June

  • June 2 - A suicide bomber strikes outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad with at least eight people dead.
  • June 4 - al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the 2008 Danish embassy bombing stating it was revenge for the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

    • Date unknown

  • The 25 øre coin is demonetised as the lowest-denomination coin in the country. It has been in circulation since 1874, when it was introduced on the decimalisation of the krone.

    • Architecture

  • 27 June – Lundgaard & Tranberg's Royal Playhouse in Copenhagen wins a 2008 RIBA European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual awards ceremony in London.
  • 23 October – Schmidt hammer lassen's Performers House in Silkeborg wins the Grand Prix at the 5th LEAF Awards in London.

    • Film

  • September – Per Fly's film Manslaughter wins the 2005 Nordic Council Film Prize.

    • Media

  • 8 February – Erik Refner from Berlingske Tidende wins 1st prize in the Sports Features Stories category in the 51st World Press Photo Contest for a photo series of exhausted runners in Copenhagen Marathon.

    • Music

  • 19 November – MGP Nordic 2008 is held in Århus.

    • Sport

  • 8–24 August – Denmark participates at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: two gold medals, two silver medals, two bronze medals.

    • Football

  • 1 May – Brøndby IF wins the 2007–08 Danish Cup by defeating Esbjerg fB 3–2 in the final.
  • 6 September – Denmark draws 0–0 in an away game against Hungary in Group 1 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  • 10 September – Denmark defeats Portugal 3–2 in Lisbon in the second round of World Cup qualification.
  • 11 October – Denmark defeats Malta 3–0 at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, in the third round of qualification.

    • Handball

  • 27 January – Denmark wins the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, arranged in Norway, after defeating Croatia in the final.

    • Other

  • 9 March – Tine Rasmussen wins gold in women's singles at the All England Open badminton tournament.
  • 16–20 April – The 21st European Badminton Championships are arranged in Herning, Denmark. With three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation.
  • 8 June – Matti Breschel wins the Philadelphia International Championship in cycle racing.
  • 15 June – Tom Kristensen wins Le Mans for the 8th time when he wins the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans with Audi Sport North America.
  • 19 July – Denmark wins the 2008 Speedway World Cup final in Vojens, Denmark.
  • 29 September – Matti Breschel wins bronze in men's road race at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships in Italy.
  • 18 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes world champion in speedway by winning the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series.
  • 2 November – Søren Kjeldsen wins the 21st and final Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucia at eight under par.

    • Births

  • 29 June – Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark, youngest child of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece

    • Deaths

  • 16 January – Otto Steen Due, classical philologist (born 1939)
  • 10 February – Inga Nielsen, opera singer (born 1946)
  • 26 February - Bodil Udsen, actress (born 1925)
  • 28 February - Ove Guldberg, politician (born 1918)
  • 27 March - Hans Chr. Ægidius, actor, writer and filmmaker (born 1933)
  • 29 April - Claus Nissen, actor (born 1938)
  • 11 May - Ole Fritsen, footballer (born 1941)
  • 21 May - Ernst Meyer, actor (born 1932)
  • 1 July - Mogens Glistrup, politician (born 1926)
  • 5 July - Thomas Winding, author, radiohost and television producer
  • 10 July - Jakob Ejersbo, journalist and author (born 1968)
  • 16 August - Otto Leisner, television presenter (born 1917)
  • 11 September - Preben Møller Hansen, writer, cook, politician, and trade unionist (born 1929)
  • 20 September - Kamilla Bech Holten, television presenter and actress (born 1972)
  • 1 November – Eric Danielsen, news anchor (born 1920)
  • 16 November – Hilmer Hassig, musician (born 1960)
  • 28 November – Jørn Utzon, architect (born 1918)

    • References

    2008 in Denmark Wikipedia
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