2024 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2024 in Denmark.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch: Margrethe II (until 14 January), Frederik X
- Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen
- Government: Frederiksen II Cabinet
- Folketing: 2022–2026 session (elected 1 November 2022)
- Leaders of the constituent countries
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 10 January – Pernille Vermund announces that she will recommend that New Right be dissolved on the party's next general assembly after five years in parliament.
- 14 January – Queen Margrethe II signs paperwork at a Council of State meeting, formalizing her abdication after 52 years on the throne. She is succeeded by her son, Frederik X, who is proclaimed king by prime minister Mette Frederiksen on the balcony of Christiansborg Castle.
February[edit]
- 18 February – Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen announces that the country will donate all of its artillery shells to Ukraine.[1]
March[edit]
- 2 March – Søren Pape Poulsen, leader of the Conservative People's Party, has a cerebral hemorrhage at a party conference in Vejen and is taken to Odense University Hospital, where he dies aged 52. Deputy leader Michael Ziegler (da) becomes temporary leader of the Conservatives until a new leader can be elected.[2]
- 14 March – Denmark announces plans to extend military conscription to women for the first time and to also increase the standard service time.[3]
April[edit]
- 4 April:
- An area up to 7 kilometers from Naval Base Korsør in the Great Belt is closed to shipping and the airspace is closed for hours as a precaution against a missile suddenly being fired from a malfunctioning launcher aboard the frigate Niels Juel.[4]
- Flemming Lentfer is dismissed as Chief of Defence for failing to report a malfunctioning air defense and ammunitions system aboard the Iver Huitfeldt that was first recorded when it engaged with Houthi militants in the Red Sea in March.[5]
- 16 April:
- Børsen fire: A fire breaks out in Copenhagen's 17th-century Stock Exchange Building, leading to the collapse of its iconic Dragespir, or dragon spire. There were no reports of any deaths. Important Danish artworks were carried to safety.[6]
- Argentina and Denmark sign a 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) deal for the sale of 24 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to Argentina. No date for the F-16s to be handed over to Argentina has been announced.[7]
May[edit]
- 22 May – Authorities issue a temporary ban on the Danish branch of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, citing threats to public security.[8]
- 28 May – The Folketing rejects a proposal to recognise the State of Palestine.[9]
- 29 May – A fire destroys part of the Legoland Billund Resort.[10]
June[edit]
- 7 June – Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, is assaulted on Kultorvet in Copenhagen. A suspect is arrested.[11]
- 9 June – The 2024 European Parliament election is held.[12]
- 11 June – A Russian national is arrested south of Copenhagen on suspicion of espionage.[13]
- 17 June – The first stage of the Fehmarn Belt fixed link connecting Lolland and Germany is inaugurated.[14]
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of Denmark films of 2024
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in Denmark
- List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Sport[edit]
Badminton[edit]
- 14 January – Anders Antonsen wins gold in the men's single at 2024 Malaysia Open.
- 14–18 February – Denmark wins gold at the 2024 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Lodz, Poland.
- 3 March – Mia Blichfeldt wins gold in Women' Single at 2024 German Open.
- 26 May – Viktor Axelsen ins gold in Men's Single and Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen win gold in Men's Double at 2024 Malaysia Masters.
Cycling[edit]
- 10–14 January – Denmark wins two gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships.
- 4 February – Mads Pedersen wins the 2024 Étoile de Bessèges.
- 11 February – Mads Pedersen wins the 2024 Tour de la Provence.
- 25 February – Jonas Vingegaard wins the 2024 O Gran Camiño.
- 10 March – Jonas Vingegaard wins the 2024 Tirreno–Adriatico.
- 24 March – Mads Pedersen wins the 2024 Gent–Wevelgem.
- 2 June – Mads Pedersen wins Stage 1 of the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
- 4 June – Magnus Cort wins Stage 2 of the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Football[edit]
- 9 May – Silkeborg IF wins the 2023–24 Danish Cup by defeating AGF 1– in the 2024 Danish Cup final.
- 26 May – FC Midtjylland wins the 2023–24 Danish Superliga after drawing 3–3 against Silkeborg IF in the last match of the season.
Motorsports[edit]
- 16 Kine – Nicklas Nielsen wims the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of the Ferrari AF Corse team.
Swimming[edit]
- 15 February – Gelena Rosendahl Bach wins silver in Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
Deaths[edit]
January–March[edit]
- 3 February – Tonny Landy, opera singer (born 1937)
- 16 February – Jan Sørensen, footballer (born 1955)
- 24 February – Ulrik le Fevre, footballer (born 1946)
- 2 March – Søren Pape Poulsen, politician (born 1971)
April–June[edit]
- 11 April – Knud Enggaard, politician (born 1929)
References[edit]
- ^ Barber, Harriet (18 February 2024). "Denmark gives all of its artillery shells to Ukraine". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Barrett, Michael (2 March 2024). "Danish Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen dies aged 52". The Local Denmark. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Denmark to start conscripting women for military service". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Belangrijke Deense zeestraat weer open na problemen met raket op marineschip". nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Denmark fires defense chief after warship malfunctions in Red Sea Houthi battle". Politico (in Dutch). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames". 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Argentina buys 24 of Denmark's aging F-16 fighter jets". AP News. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Danish police temporarily ban the Bandidos motorcycle club, citing violence". AP News. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Denmark's parliament rejects proposal to recognize Palestinian state". I24news. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Fire destroys part of Legoland theme park in western Denmark, melting replicas of famed buildings". Associated Press. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "A man who reportedly assaulted the Danish prime minister to appear in a pre-trial custody hearing". Associated Press. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Valg til Europa-Parlamentet" [Elections to the European Parliament]. Ministry of the Interior and Health (in Danish). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Denmark Arrests Suspected Russian Spy". The Moscow Times. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "The Danish king inaugurates the first element of a road-and-rail tunnel linking Denmark to Germany". Associated Press. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
