1992 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1992 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
- 30 May - Denmark national team are entered into the European Championships in Sweden as Yugoslavia, who beat them to qualification six months prior, are banned from the competition due to United Nations sanctions resulting from the nation's political problems.
- 11 June - Denmark's Euro 92 campaign begins with a goalless draw against England in Malmö.
- 14 June - Denmark's Euro 92 dream is thrown into doubt when they lose 1–0 to the host nation in Solna.
- 17 June - Denmark beat France 2–1 in their final group game (with goals from Henrik Larsen and Lars Elstrup) in Malmö, and reach the semi-finals thanks to England's 2–1 defeat by Sweden.
- 21 June 21–22 - A European Council was held in Bella Center, Copenhagen leading to the formulation of the Copenhagen Criteria.[2]
- 26 June - Denmark win the Euro 92 final with a 2–0 win over Germany in Stockholm. It is Denmark's first major international trophy.[3]
Undated
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The arts
Architecture
Film
- Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk Jensen founds Zentropa.
- May – Bille August's film The Best Intentions wins the Palme d'Or at the 45th Cannes Film Festival.
Literature
Music
Sports
- 25 July – 9 August – Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona: 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals.
Badminton
- 17–21 March – Thomas Lund and Pernille Dupont win gold in mixed double at the 1992 All England Open Badminton Championships.
- 12–18 April – With four gold medals, six silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 13th European Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Cycling
- March – Rolf Sørensen wins the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race in Italy.
- September – Rolf Sørensen wins the Paris–Brussels road cycling race.
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Urs Freuler (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen sox-day track cycling race.
Football
- 10 –26 June – Denmark participates at UEFA Euro 1992.
- 22 June - Henrik Larsen scores twice as Denmark draw 2–2 with Holland in the Euro 92 semi-final in Gothenburg, and a victory in the penalty shoot-out takes them to the final.
- 26 June - Denmark becomes European football champions at UEFA Euro 1992, winning the final 2–0 against Germany. The goals come from John Jensen and Kim Vilfort.
Other
- 4 September – Johnny Bredahl becomes super-featherweight boxing champions by defeating José Quirino in Copenhagen.
Births
January–March
- 2 January – Cathrine Dufour, dressage rider[4]
- 7 January – Mark Gundelach, football player
- 15 January – Rasmus Falk, footballplayer
- 25 January – Mikkel Cramer, football player
- 28 January – Simone Egeriis, singer
- 14 February – Christian Eriksen, footballplayer
- 15 February – Nicolai Boilesen, football player
- 18 February – Michael Jepsen Jensen, speedway rider
- 23 February – Markus Kilsgaard, alpine skier
- 22 March – Oğuzhan Aynaoğlu, football player
- 26 March – Nina Agdal, model
April–June
- 14 April – Frederik Sørensen, football player
- 24 April – Nina Hollensen, rower[5]
- 18 May – Emma Klingenberg, orienteering competitor
July–September
- 3 July – Karen Barbat, tennis player
- 4 July – Anis Basim Moujahid, pop singer and songwriter
Ø 6 August – Christian Sørensen, footballer
- 23 August – Mads Dittmer Hvilsom, footballer
- 16 September – Jonas Knudsen, footballer
October–December
- 5 October – Kevin Magnussen, racing driver
- 9 October – Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, singer
- 1 November – Mikkel Agger, football player
- 10 November – Anne Dsane Andersen, rower[6]
- 6 December – Jeppe Andersen, football player
- 18 December – Mikkel Mac, racing driver
- 15 November – Pernille Harder, football player
Deaths
- 6 January – Bent Christensen, film director (born 1929)
- 20 June – Acton Bjørn, architect and designer (born 1910)
- 15 September – Mogens Koch, architect and designer (born 1898)
- 18 September – Princess Margaret of Denmark (born 1895)
See also
References
- ^ "Margrethe II: queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Copenhagen Criteria". EU. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "History". 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Cathrine DUFOUR - Olympic | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Nina Hollensen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Anne Andersen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
