2020 in Denmark

Events in the year 2020 in Denmark.

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2020 List of years in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II^[1]
• Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen

Events

• 100 years since the reunification between North Schleswig (South Jutland) and Denmark.
• 250 years since the introduction of Freedom of the press in Denmark-Norway.

April

• April 15 – COVID-19 pandemic: Denmark partially lifts its lockdown rules, allowing children up to age 11 to return to school.^[2]

Culture

Film

• 12 December – Another Round wins the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Thomas Vinterberg), Best Screenwriter, (Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm) and Best Actor /Mads Mikkelsen) at the 33rd European Film Awards.

Sports

Badminton

• 18–23 February – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen win gold in Men's Double at the 2020 Spain Masters.
• 15 March – Viktor Axelsen wins a gold medal in Men's Single at 2020 All England Open.
• 13–17 October 2020 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
  • Anders Antonsen wins gold in men's single

Cycling

• 26 February – Denmark wins a gold medal in Men's team pursuit at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
• 1 March – Denmark wins a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
• 18 August – Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
• 11 October –
  • Casper Pedersen wins the 2020 Paris–Tours.
  • Mads Pedersen wins the 2020 Gent–Wevelgem.

Golf

• 30 August – Rasmus Højgaard wins the UK Championship on the 2020 European Tour.
• 22 November – Joachim B. Hansen wins Joburg Open on the 2020 European Tour.

Handball

• 3 to 20 December – The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship is held in Denmark and Norway.

Other

• 1 February – Sarah Mahfoud is new IBF world champion in featherweight after defeating Brenda Carabajal
• 11 October – Sverri Sandberg Nielsen wins gold in men's single sculler at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.

Deaths

 

Lone Dybkjær

• 11 January – Tom Belsø, motor racing driver (b. 1942).^[3]
• 29 June – Svend Aage Rask, footballer (b. 1935).^[4]
• 20 July – Lone Dybkjær, politician (b. 1940).^[5]
• 28 July – Bent Fabric, pianist and composer (b. 1924).^[6]
• 22 August – Ulla Pia, singer (b. 1945)^[7]
• November – Allan Botschinsky. kazz mus8ician

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
2. "Coronavirus: Denmark lets young children return to school". BBC. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
3. "Obituary: Denmark's first F1 driver Tom Belso 1942-2020". autosport.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. "En af de største fynske fodboldspillere er død". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "Lone Dybkjær er død". dr.dk (in Danish). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
6. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre er død (in Danish)
7. Nathan Stella (24 August 2020). "Danish hit singer Ulla Pia passes away". ESCBubble. Retrieved 25 August 2020.