1989 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch - Margrethe II
• Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events

• 26 August – Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space.
• 8 September – Partnair Flight 394 crashes into the North Sea of the Danish coast, killing all 55 people on board.
• 1 October – Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples.
• Full date unknown:
  • Tools Design, a consumer products and furniture design studio is founded.

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{{ndash}}March

• 9 January Rikke Møller Pedersenm swimmer

• 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player

• 26 January – Kristoffer Hjort Storm, politician

• 26 March – Simon Kjær, football player

April{{ndash}}June

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

July{{ndash}}September

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

October{{ndash}}December

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

Deaths

January{{ndash}}March

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

April{{ndash}}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{{ndash}}August

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

October{{ndash}}December

• 27 October Kjeld Philip, politician (born 1912)

References

References

1. "Margrethe II {{!}} queen of Denmark".
2. "Munkeruphus' historie". Munkeruphus.
3. Ap. (1989-09-09). "Plane Crash Off Danish Coast Kills 55". The New York Times.
4. (1 October 2019). "It’s 30 years since Denmark made history and became the first country to introduce civil partnerships for same-sex couples".
5. Steve Boogar. "BoogarLists Directory of Product Design Firms". BoogarLists.