2021 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2021 in Denmark.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen
Events[]
January[]
- 5 January 2021: Following a press conference by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the restrictions due to coronavirus are tightened.[2]
- 6 January – The Danish Meteorological Institute (Danish: Dansk Meteorologisk Institut, DMI) releases its annual report for the year 2020. It makes national headlines after it is revealed that there were no days in which the temperature remained under 0 degrees Celsius for the entire day for the first time since records began.[3][4]
April[]
- 13 April - The Danish state strips the renewal of temporary residency permits to about 189 Syrian refugees, claiming that it is "now safe to return to Syria."[5][6]
- 15 April – Mads Nissen wins the 2021 World Press Photo of the Year Award.
Sports[]
Cycling[]
- 23 February – Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 5 of UAE Tour.
- 28 February – Mads Pedersen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
- 14 March – Magnus Cort wins Stage 8 of Paris–Nice.
- 15 March – Mads Würtz Schmidt wins Stage 6 of Tirreno–Adriatico.
- 22 March – Andreas Kron wins Stage1 of Volta a Catalunya.
- 26 March – Kasper Asgreen wins 2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic.
- 27 March – Jonas Vingegaard wins 2021 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali and Mikkel Frølich Honoré finishes second in the same race.
- 4 April – Kasper Asgreen wins Tour of Flanders.
- 15 September – Michael Valgren wwins Giro di Toscana.
- 24 October – Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv win the gold in Men's omnium at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Deaths[]
- 19 April – Birgitte Reimer, film actress (born 1926)
- 30 April – Flemming Hansen, politician (born 1939)
- 4 May – Kirsten Stallknecht, president of the (born 1937)
- 10 May – Johannes Møllehave, priest and writer (born 1937)
- 27 May – Poul Schlüter, politician (born 1929)
- 15 June – Lily Weiding, actor (born 1924)
- 20 July – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (born 1942).[7]
- 11 November – Per Aage Brandt, Danish writer, poet, linguist and musician (born 1944)[8]
References[]
- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Nielsen, Nicolas S. (2021-01-05). "Regeringen forbyder forsamlinger på mere end fem personer og skærper afstandskravet: Få overblikket her". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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[You can already set your mind on that (being extended)] - ^ Rubek, Frans (2021-01-05). "Året 2020" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute (in Danish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ Olsen, Theis Lange (2021-01-06). "Ikke set siden 1874: Nul isdøgn i 2020". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan (13 April 2021). "Denmark strips Syrian refugees of residency permits and says it is safe to go home". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus". Deutsche Welle. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Schack, May. "Vita Andersen". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Henrik Palle (11 November 2021). "Per Aage Brandt er død: Han var en legende inden for dansk humaniora". Politiken. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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