2008 in Denmark

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List of years in Denmark

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

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

Events[]

February[]

  • 16 February – The Royal Playhouse on Copenhagen's waterfront is inaugurated with the play Hamlet, featuring Nicolas Bro in the title role.[2]

May[]

June[]

  • 2 June – A suicide bomber strikes outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Islamabad with at least eight people dead.[4]
  • 4 June – al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the 2008 Danish embassy bombing stating it was revenge for the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[5]

Date unknown[]

  • The 25 øre coin is demonetised as the lowest-denomination coin in the country. It has been in circulation since 1874, when it was introduced on the decimalisation of the krone.

The arts[]

Architecture[]

  • 27 June – Lundgaard & Tranberg's Royal Playhouse in Copenhagen wins a 2008 RIBA European Award at the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual awards ceremony in London.[6]
  • 23 October – Schmidt hammer lassen's Performers House in Silkeborg wins the Grand Prix at the 5th LEAF Awards in London.[7]

Film[]

  • September – Per Fly's film Manslaughter wins the 2005 Nordic Council Film Prize.[8]

Literature[]

Media[]

  • 8 February – from Berlingske Tidende wins 1st prize in the Sports Features Stories category in the 51st World Press Photo Contest for a photo series of exhausted runners in Copenhagen Marathon.

Music[]

  • 19 November – MGP Nordic 2008 is held in Århus.

Sport[]

  • 8–24 August – Denmark participates at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: two gold medals, two silver medals, two bronze medals.

Badminton[]

  • 9 March – Tine Rasmussen wins gold in women's singles at the All England Open badminton tournament.
  • 16–20 April – The 21st European Badminton Championships are arranged in Herning, Denmark. With three gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation.

Football[]

  • 1 May – Brøndby IF wins the 2007–08 Danish Cup by defeating Esbjerg fB 3–2 in the final.
  • 6 September – Denmark draws 0–0 in an away game against Hungary in Group 1 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  • 10 September – Denmark defeats Portugal 3–2 in Lisbon in the second round of World Cup qualification.
  • 11 October – Denmark defeats Malta 3–0 at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, in the third round of qualification.

Handball[]

Motorsports[]

  • 19 July – Denmark wins the 2008 Speedway World Cup final in Vojens, Denmark.
  • 18 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes world champion in speedway by winning the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series.

Other[]

Births[]

  • 29 June – Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark, youngest child of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece

Deaths[]

  • 16 January – Otto Steen Due, classical philologist (born 1939)
  • 10 February – Inga Nielsen, opera singer (born 1946)
  • 26 February – Bodil Udsen, actress (born 1925)
  • 28 February – Ove Guldberg, politician (born 1918)
  • 27 March – Hans Chr. Ægidius, actor, writer and filmmaker (born 1933)
  • 29 April – Claus Nissen, actor (born 1938)
  • 11 May – Ole Fritsen, footballer (born 1941)
  • 21 May – Ernst Meyer, actor (born 1932)
  • 1 July – Mogens Glistrup, politician (born 1926)
  • 5 July – Thomas Winding, author, radiohost and television producer
  • 10 July – Jakob Ejersbo, journalist and author (born 1968)
  • 16 August – Otto Leisner, television presenter (born 1917)
  • 11 September – Preben Møller Hansen, writer, cook, politician, and trade unionist (born 1929)
  • 20 September – Kamilla Bech Holten, television presenter and actress (born 1972)
  • 1 November – Eric Danielsen, news anchor (born 1920)
  • 16 November – Hilmer Hassig, musician (born 1960)
  • 28 November – Jørn Utzon, architect (born 1918)

See also[]

  • 2008 in Danish television

References[]

  1. ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Skuespilhuset åbner". AOK. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Året der gik i Danmark". TV2. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Suicide bomber targets Danish embassy in Pakistan". 3 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Al-Qaeda Says It Carried Out Pakistan Attack, Reuters Reports". 4 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ "RIBA National and European Award winners 2008 announced". RIBA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008". detail.de. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Manslaughter wins Nordic Film Prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Soren Kjeldsen wins the 21st and final Volvo Masters". Andalucia Com S.L and. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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