1989 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1989 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1989 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Margrethe II ^[1]
• Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events

• 26 August – Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space. ^[2]
• 1 October – Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples. ^[3]
• Full date unknown:
  • Tools Design, a consumer products and furniture design studio is founded. ^[4]

Culture

Film

• 28 January – Both Pelle the Conqueror and Babette's Feast art nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Pelle the Conqueror wins the award.

Sport

• 15– Mette Jacobsen wins two bronze medals in Women's 200 metre freestyle and Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.

Cycling

• Danny Clark (AUS) and Urs Freuler (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
• Danny Clark (AUS) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Births

January–March

• 9 January – Rikke Møller Pedersenm swimmer

• 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player
• 26 March – Simon Kjær, football player

April–June

• 8 May – Lars Eller, ice hockey player
• 31 May – Daniel Wass, footballer

July–September

• 7 August – Søren Frederiksen, footballer
• 7 September – Alban Lendorf, ballet dancer

October–December

• 29 October – Maria Sten, actress
• 21 December – Thorbjørn Olesen, golfer

Deaths

January–March

• 22 January – Ellen Andersen, textile artist (born 1908)
• 3 February – Ebbe Langberg, actor (born 1933)
• 4 February – Thorkild Hansen, author (born 1927)

April–June

• 29 April – Else Schøtt, operatic soprano (born 1895)
• 17 May – Finn Juhl, architect and designer (born 1912)
• 26 June – Thorkil Kristensen, politician (born 1899)

July–August

• 2 July – Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1920)
• 30 July – Lily Broberg, actress (born 1923)

October–December

• 27 October – Kjeld Philip, politician (born 1912)

See also

• 1989 in Danish television

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Munkeruphus' historie" (in Danish). Munkeruphus. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
3. "It's 30 years since Denmark made history and became the first country to introduce civil partnerships for same-sex couples". PinkNews. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
4. Steve Boogar. BoogarLists Directory of Product Design Firms. BoogarLists. p. 15. GGKEY:6PXZC3G22GP.