2003 in Denmark

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List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 2003 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
  • Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Events[]

  • 12 October – The second phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens, extending it to Vanløse[2]

The arts[]

Architecture[]

Film[]

  • 23 March — This Charming Man by wins an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 75th Academy Awards.
  • 23 May – Christoffer Boe's film Reconstruction wins the Caméra d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

Literature[]

Music[]

  • 15 November — The first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Television[]

  • 24 November – DR series Nikolaj and Julie wins the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series at the 31st International Emmy Awards.

Sports[]

Football[]

  • 11 October — Denmark draws with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last round of in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, but still wins Group 2 and was thus ready for UEFA Euro 2004.

Other[]

  • 15 March — Wilson Kipketer wins silver in Menøs 800 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • 11 April — Mikkel Kessler wins the WBC International title by defeating by a knockout in the third round.
  • 15 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Team Bentley, his fifth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
  • 22 June — Søren Kjeldsen wins the Diageo Championship at Gleneagles.
  • 15 July — Jakob Piil wins the 10th stage of the 2003 Tour de France.
  • 4 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes Speedway World Champion by winning the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix series.
  • 23 November — Thomas Bjørn wins Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.[3]

Births[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

  • 2003 in Danish television

References[]

  1. ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Københavns nye metro: En fremtidsorienteret anmeldelse". Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Thomas Bjorn Wins The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament In Japan And Improves 10 Spots To World No.22". The Wire. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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