2014 in Denmark

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Events from the year 2014 in Denmark.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
  • Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt

Events[]

January[]

  • 30 January – The Socialist People's Party departs Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt's government due to a conflict over the proposed sale of DONG Energy shares to Goldman Sachs.

May[]

  • 6–10 May – Copenhagen hosts the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which is won by Austria.
  • 25 May – The European Parliament election was held.

August[]

  • 1–8 August – Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their children pay an official visit to Greenland.

Culture[]

Architecture[]

  • 7 March – C. F. Møller Architects' refurbishment of Aalborg Waterfront, Henning Larsen Architects' and Vartorv Square in Copenhagen receive Civic Trust Awards.[2]
  • 15 May – BIG's Danish Maritime Museum and underground multi-purpose hall for Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium receive Architizer A+ Awards at a ceremony in New York City.[3]
  • 19 November – Lene Tranberg receives the Prince Eugen Medal in Stockholm.[4]
  • 19 November – Lene Tranberg receives the Prince Eugen Medal in Stockholm.[5]

Film[]

  • 16 January – The Hunt is nominated in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
  • 2 March – Danish short film Helium wins the award of Best Live Action Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Literature[]

Media[]

Music[]

  • 8 March – Basim wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 and represents Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 10 May with the song "Cliche Love Song".

Sport[]

Badminton[]

Golf[]

Handball[]

Motorsports[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • 2 January – Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg, member of the extended Danish royal family (born 1947)
  • 9 January – Margrethe Schanne, ballerina (born 1921)
  • 5 January – Mogens E. Pedersen, journalist (born 1928)
  • 9 February – Gabriel Axel, film director, actor, writer and producer (born 1918)
  • 13 February – Richard Møller Nielsen, football player and manager (born 1937)
  • 15 March – Jesper Langballe, Lutheran priest and politician (born 1939)
  • 5 April – Poul Erik Bech, football manager (born 1938)
  • 20 May – Jørn Ege, controversial doctor (born 1955)
  • 30 May – Henning Carlsen, film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1927)
  • 5 July – Søsser Krag, daughter of actress Helle Virkner and former prime minister Jens Otto Krag, journalist and former model (born 1962)
  • 12 September – Henrik Have, author and artist (born 1946)
  • 20 September – Erik Ninn-Hansen, politician (born 1922)
  • 13 October – Jess Ingerslev, actor (born 1947)
  • 26 October – Count Claus Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, aristocrat and author (born 1932)
  • 6 November – William Rosenberg, actor (born 1920)
  • 11 November – Jan Lindhardt, theologian and writer (born 1938)
  • 22 December – Vera Gebuhr, actress (born 1916)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Winners in Denmark". Civic Trust Awards. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Winners". Architizer A+ Awards. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Inbjudande förslag förnyar citykvarter i Stockholm". AMF (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Inbjudande förslag förnyar citykvarter i Stockholm". AMF (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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