2023 in Denmark
Events in the year 2023 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – Prince Joachim's four children, Nikolai, Felix, Henrik, and Athena, lose their titles of prince or princess, leaving count or countess of Monpezat as their most senior titles following a major public controversy in the royal family.[1]
- 10 January – Leader of the Nye Borgerlige political party Pernille Vermund announces her intention to resign followed by fragmentation in the party with MF Mikkel Bjørn Sørensen leaving to join the DF and Lars Boje Mathiesen taking office as new leader on 7 February.[2][3][4]
- 31 January – Coop Danmark announces that the Irma chain will close with effect from 1 April after 137 years in operation.[5][6]
February
- 6 February – Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen goes on sick leave indefinitely with incumbent Minister for Economic Affairs Troels Lund Poulsen being appointed acting Minister of Defence.[7][8]
- 11 February – The 53rd edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 is held in Arena Næstved in Næstved with Faroese singer Reiley being selected as Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest[9][10]
- 17 February – A major storm named Otto (da) hits most of Denmark causing several incidents of property damage.[11][12][13]
- 28 February – Great Prayer Day (Store Bededag= is abolished with effect from 2024.
March
- 6 March – Denmark's Ministry of Defence ban TikTok on work devices.[14]
Sports
- Badminton
- 15 January – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in men's single at 2023 Malaysia Open.[15][16]
- 2 April – Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje win gold in Mixed Double at Spain Masters.
- Cycling
- 26 February – Jonas Vingegaard wins the 2023 O Gran Camiño.
- 8 April – jonas Vingegaard wins the 2023 Tour of the Basque Country.
- Football
- 16–23 February – FC Midtjylland is defeated 5–1 on aggregate by Sporting CP in the knockout phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.
- 17 February – The 2022–23 Danish Superliga returns after an unusually long winter break.
- Handball
- 29 January – Denmark wins the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship for the third time in a row by defeating France 34–29 in the final.[17][18][19]
- 18 – GOG wins the Danish Men's Handball Cup for the second year in a row by defeating Skjern 34 – 29 in the final.
- Golf
- 19 February – Thorbjørn Olesen wins Thailand Classic.
- Tennis
- 18 February – Clara Tauson wons AK Ladies Open in Altenkirchen by defeating Greet Minnen with 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2 in the final.[20]
Scheduled
- 9–13 May – Eurovision Song Contest
- 24 June – Roskilde Festival
- 3 October – The opening of the Folketing (da) will take place, marking the beginning of a new legislative session.
- 21 August – The 2023 BWF World Championships will takes place in Copenhagen.
Deaths
- January
- 1 January – Lise Nørgaard, writer, journalist, and creator of Matador (born 1917)[23]
- 21 January – Ritt Bjerregaard, former politician, minister of education, and lord mayor of Copenhagen (born 1941)[24]
- 31 January – Henrik Nordbrandt, poet (born 1945)[25]
- February
- 3 February – Michael Juul Sørensen (da), radio host (born 1949)[26]
- 6 February
- Inge Krogh, politician (born 1920)[27][28]
- Greta Andersen, swimmer (born 1927)
- 24 February – Lars-Viggo Jensen (born 1945)
- 28 Febriary – Jens Kristian Hansen, politician (born 1926)
- March
- 8 March – Josua Madsen, rock drummer, 45 (traffic accident)[29]
- April
- 1 April – Dario Campeotto, singer and entertainer (born 1939)
- 2 April – Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen. art historian (born 1945)
References
- "Ændringer i titler og tiltaleformer i den kongelige familie". Kongehuset (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Vermund siger farvel – her er eksperternes bud på hendes efterfølger - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Pernille Vermund efterlader Nye Borgerlige i krise: - Partiet er truet på sin eksistens - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Nye Borgerlige har fået ny formand - Lars Boje Mathiesen vil bygge videre på Vermunds fundament". DR (in Danish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Lukker efter 137 år: Det sker der med din lokale Irma". DR (in Danish). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- Tidemann, Daniel; Dalgaard, Mette (31 January 2023). "En epoke er slut i hovedstaden: Irma lukker". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen på orlov". Statsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Jakob Ellemann-Jensen sygemeldt på ubestemt tid - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Efter flere år med Eurovision-flop: Sådan er Danmarks chancer i år". DR (in Danish). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Historisk grandprix-sejr: Jeg vil gøre Danmark stolt - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk (in Danish). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Stormen Otto rammer Danmark - TV 2". vejr.tv2.dk (in Danish). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "LIVE Stormen Otto rammer Danmark". DR (in Danish). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- /ritzau/. "Otto lammer trafikken: Passagerer er fanget i fly | avisendanmark.dk". avisendanmark.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Danish defense ministry bans TikTok on employee work phones". Associated Press. 6 March 2023.
- Fallah, Af Daniel Nøjsen (11 December 2022). "Kæmpe triumf: Viktor Axelsen vinder sæsonfinalen". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Axelsen vinder stor turnering efter magtdemonstration - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Danmark vinder VM for tredje gang i streg efter drama - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Danmark skriver håndboldhistorie: Vinder VM for tredje gang i træk". DR (in Danish). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "France-Danemark : revivez la finale du championnat du monde de handball". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Tauson tilbage i topform: Vinder turnering i Tyskland". BT (in Danish). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Datoplan". pokalturnering.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- UEFA.com. "Danish Super League 2022/23 | National Associations | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "Lise Nørgaard er død". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "ritt bjerregaard nekrolog - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "Forfatter Henrik Nordbrandt er død 77 år gammel". DR (in Danish). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "Radiovært og nationens vækkeur Michael Juul Sørensen er død - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- brev, Else Marie Nygaard Journalist Indtast din e-mail adresse Ved opskrivning accepterer jeg at modtage særtilbud fra Kristeligt Dagblad på; E-Mail, Telefon Eller (14 February 2023). "Inge Krogh er død: Hun kæmpede mod børnepornografi, mens andre kaldte et forbud nyvictoriansk". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "Tidligere politiker Inge Krogh er død - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "Longtime Artillery Drummer Josua Madsen Dies After Being Hit By Bus". Blabbermouth. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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