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1999 in Denmark

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Events from the year 1999 in Denmark.

Incumbents

Monarch – Margrethe II
Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Events

Main article: 1999

The arts

Architecture

Film

10 January – Thomas Vinterberg's The Celebration wins the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
24 January – The Celebration is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Golden Globe Awards but the award goes to the Brazilian Central Station.
21 February – Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's Mifune's Last Song wins the Jury Grand Prix at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
21 March – Anders Thomas Jensen's short comedy film Election Night wins an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 71st Academy Awards.

Literature

Music

6 November – Lys på din vej by Frederik Magle is premiered at the christening of prince Nikolai of Denmark in Fredensborg Palace.

Sports

Badminton

914 March Peter Gade wins gold in men's singles at the 1999 All England Open Badminton Championships.
1023 May Denmark wins a gold medal and four bronze medals at the 1999 IBF World Championships.

Cycling

May – Michael Sandstød wins Four Days of Dunkirk.
Tayeb Braikia (DEN) and Jimmi Madsen (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Football

13 May Ab wins the 1998–99 Danish Cup by defeating AAB 21 in the final.
8 September – Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 2000 by defeating Italy 3–3 in their last match in Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.

Other

6 March – Wilson Kipketer wins silver in Men's 800 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan.
26 June Denmark wins two silver medals at the 1999 World Taekwondo Championships.
26 July – 1 August Mette Jacobsen wins a gold medal in the Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships
29 August – Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain.
2 September – Hans Nielsen wins the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship in Munich, Germany.
24 October – Thomas Bjørn wins Sarazen World Open on the 1999 European Tour.

Births

January{{ndash}}March

22 March Oliver Christensen, football player
31 March – Jens Odgaard, football player

April{{ndash}}June

25 June Morten Hjulmand, football player

July{{ndash}}September

30 July – Victor Torp, footballer
28 August – Prince Nikolai of Denmark, royal
14 September – Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, royal

October{{ndash}}December

29 December Andreas Skov Olsen, football player

Deaths

8 January Peter Seeberg, author (born 1925)
14 February – Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, painter and illustrator (born 1912)
14 March – Abraham Kurland, olympic wrestler (born 1912)
9 May – Ole Søltoft, actor (born 1941)

References

"Margrethe II: queen of Denmark".
"Berlin Awards and Honours". Danish Film Institute.
[[Danmarks Radio]], Bonanza. "Barnedåb – Prins Nikolai".

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