1968 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1968 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederik IX^[1]
• Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag

Events

• 12 February The Balle Hoard is discovered in Balle near Grenå.^[2]
• 7 June The Original Legoland opens.

Sports

• August – Ole Ritter becomes the first non-Italian to win the Trofeo Matteotti.

Births

JanuaryMarch

• 7 February – Katja K, former pornographic actress
• 12 February – Lisbeth Zornig Andersen, economist and author

AprilJune

• 13 April – Margrethe Vestager, politician
• 17 April Julie Fagerholt, fashion designer
• 26 May – Frederik X, King of Denmark
• 19 June – Peter Tanev, weather presenter and author

JulySeptember

• 30 July – Sofie Gråbøl, actress
• 2 August Thomas Lund, badminton player
• 10 August – Lene Rantala, handball player^[3]
• 22 August – Casper Christensen, comedian
• 27 August Johnny Bredahl, boxer
• 13 September Ole Bjur, footballer

OctoberDecember

• 21 November – Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, businessman
• 22 November – Sidse Babett Knudsen, actress
• 2 December Jan Grarup, photographer
• 25 December – Helena Christensen, model

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 18 January – Adam Fischer, sculptor (born 1888)
• 4 March – Ellen Price, actress and ballerina (born 1878)
• 20 March – Carl Theodor Dreyer, film director (born 1889)

AprilJune

• 19 April – Poul Reumert, actor (born 1883)
• 8 May – Ernst Hansen, painter (born 1892)
• 21 June – Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, actress (born 1895)

JulySeptember

• 3 September – Carl Pedersen, rower (born 1884)

OctoberDecember

• 18 October – Eyvin Andersen, composer (born 1914 in the United States)
• 8 December – Anders Petersen, sport shooter, competitor at the 1920 Summer Olympics (born 1876)

See also

• 1968 in Danish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick IX: king of Denmark . 16 June 2019 . Encyclopedia Britannica . en.
2. Web site: Sølvskatten fra Balle og Christian IV's møntpolitik. Danish. danskmoent.dk. 21 March 2023.
3. Web site: Lene Rantala. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/lene-rantala-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com . 19 May 2019.