2006 in Denmark

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The following lists events hat happened during 2006 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

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

Events[]

January[]

  • 21 January — The son of Crown Prince Frederik is baptised as Christian Valdemar Henri John.
  • January 26 - People in Saudi Arabia call for a boycott of Danish products, which spreads to other countries due to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[2]
  • 29 January - Libya closes its embassy in Denmark over the Muhammad Drawings controversy.[3]

February[]

  • 4 February - The Danish, and as a consequence of sharing the same building, the Chilean and Swedish embassies in Damascus, are firebombed by protestors denouncing the publication of what they consider sacrilegious cartoons depicting Muhammad. The Norwegian embassy is also burned.[4]
  • 5 February - The Danish embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, is set on fire by protesters because of the continued controversy over the cartoons depicting Muhammad, and rumors of Qur'an burnings in Denmark.[5]
  • 7 February - Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
    • An Iranian newspaper, Hamshahri, has announced a competition for the best cartoon of the Holocaust "as a test of the boundaries of free speech".[6]
    • As the Danish embassy in Tehran is attacked by hundreds of protesters, five people are killed in Afghanistan as protests against European Muhammed cartoons sweep across the country.[7]
  • 19 February - Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
    • Italian reform minister Roberto Calderoli resigns after criticism for wearing a T-shirt depicting the cartoons. The incident triggered yesterday's rioting outside the Italian consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in which at least 10 people died.[8]
    • Sixteen people are killed in northern Nigeria as demonstrators protest the cartoons by storming and burning Christian churches and businesses.[9]

March[]

  • 15 March - Five arrests are made over the UK Islamist demonstration outside the Danish Embassy in London against the cartoons depicting Muhammad.[10]

September[]

  • 23 September - Remains of Dagmar of Denmark, the mother of the last Tsar of Russia, are transported from the Roskilde Cathedral to Saint Petersburg in order to be reburied in the Peter and Paul Cathedral on 28 September.[11]

November[]

  • 2 November — MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 are presented in Bella Center, Copenhagen.

December[]

  • 13 December — Lars Barfoed resigns as Minister of Family and Consumption because of issues with his ministry's food inspections. Carina Christensen is named as his successor the 15 December.

The arts[]

Architecture[]

  • 22 June — Lundgaard & Tranberg's Kilen building for CBS in Copenhagen wins a 2006 RIBA European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual awards ceremony in London.[12]
  • June 30 — In the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, from 3XN receives the Dedalo Minosse Prize for the firm's Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.[13]

Film[]

  • 19 February – Pernille Fischer Christensen's A Soap wins the Jury Grand Prix at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival.[14]

Literature[]

Music[]

Sport[]

Football[]

Handball[]

Other[]

  • 14 January — Mikkel Kessler defends his WBA super-middleweight title against Eric Lucas in Brøndby, Denmark.[15]
  • April 12–16 — With four gold medals, three silver medals and three bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 20th European Badminton Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands.
  • May 21 — Thomas Bjørn wins Nissan Irish Open on the 2006 European Tour.
  • 23 July — Denmark wins the 2006 Speedway World Cup in Reading, England.
  • 23 July — Team CSC finishes second in the Team classification of the 2006 Tour de France and Michael Rasmussen wins the Mountains classification.
  • 14 October — Mikkel Kessler is elevated to WBA "super champion" status after winning the WBC title in a unification battle against WBC World Champion Markus Beyer, at the Parken Stadium. He won by knockout at 2:58 in round 3.

Births[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

  • 2006 in Danish television

References[]

  1. ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Saudis recall envoy in Danish row". 26 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Libya to shut embassy in Denmark". 29 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Embassies burn in cartoon protest". 4 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Danish embassy in Beirut torched". 5 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Iran paper seeks cartoon revenge". 7 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Tensions rise in Denmark-Iran row". 7 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Italy cartoon row minister quits". 18 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. ^ "16 die in cartoon protests in Nigeria". 19 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Five arrested over cartoon protests". 15 March 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Mother of tsar makes last voyage". 23 September 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  12. ^ "RIBA European Awards". RIBA. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  13. ^ "5 prizes for 3XN". 3XN. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Berlin Awards and Honours". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Kessler-sejr på teknisk knockout" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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