1964 in Denmark

← 1963 1962 1961 1964 in Denmark → 1965 1966 1967
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1964 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1964 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick IX
• Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag

Events

• 21 March – Denmark hosts the Eurovision Song Contest and finishes in 9th place.
• 22 September – The 1964 parliamentary election is held.

Sport

• January–February – Denmark participates in the 1964 Winter Olympics.
• 17–20 June – Denmark participates in 1964 European Nations' Cup in France.
  • 17 June – Denmark is defeated by the Soviet Union in the semi-final.
  • 20 June – Denmark is defeated by Hungary in the bronze match.
• October – Denmark participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins six medals.

Births

• 1 June – Marianne Florman, handball player
• 15 June – Michael Laudrup, football player
• 11 October – Christian Dyrvig, businessman

Deaths

• 27 March – Emil Reesen, composer, conductor and pianist (born 1887)
• 10 May – Harald Tandrup, writer (born 1874)
• 21 October – Carl Johan Hviid, actor (born 1899)

Date unknown

• September – Arild Rosenkrantz, nobleman, painter, sculptor, stained-glass artist and illustrator (born 1870)

References

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