Events from the year 2013 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt
Events
- 1 April – The Danish government launches a lockout of all the Danish teachers. The lockout lasts until 26 April.[2]
- 28 April – Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen burns.[3]
- 27–28 October – The St. Jude storm hit Denmark. The storm's max gust speed of 194.4 km/h (120.8 mph) was the highest ever recorded in Denmark.[4]
Culture
Architecture
- 29 April – Henning Larsen Architects' Herpa Concert Hall wins the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.[5]
- 30 May – Gehl Architects are awarded the Nykredit Architecture Prize at a ceremony in Copenhagen.[6]
- 12 June – 3XN's Frederiksberg Courthouse in Copenhagen and Lundgaard & Tranberg's Sorø Art Museum are among the year's nine recipients of RIBA RU Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects.[7]
- 20 September – Henning Larsen Architects win the LEAF Awards for Best Public Building of the Year in the Education & Research and Culture categories for Campus Roskilde and Herpa respectively.[8]
Film
- 10 February – Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt is nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 66th British Academy Film Awards.
- 30 October – Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt wins the Nordic Council Film Prize.[9]
- 7 December – 26th European Film Awards
- Susanne Bier's Love Is All You Need wins the award for Best Comedy.
- Copenhagen-based Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing wins the award for Best Documentary
- 9 December – The Hunt wins the award for Best Foreign Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2013.
Literature
- 30 October – Kim Leine's The Prophets of Eternal Fjord wins the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
Media
Music
- 18 May – Emmelie de Forest wins the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö with the song Only Teardrops.[10]
Sport
Badminton
- 17 February – Denmark wins silver at the 2013 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships after being defeated by Germany in the final.
- 5-10 March – Tine Baun wins gold in Women's Single at 2013 All England Super Series Premier.
- 5–11 August – Denmark wins one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships.
- 22 October – Jan Ø. Jørgensen wins gold in men's single at the 2013 French Super Series.
Cycling
- 31 January – Michael Rasmussen admits that he has used performance-enhancing drugs and methods for the most of his professional career.[11]
- 5 February – Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) and Michael Mørkøv (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Football
- 5 May – FC Copenhagen wins the 2012–13 Danish Superliga by drawing Brøndby IF 0–0 at Brøndby Stadion.
- 9 May – Esbjerg fB wins the 2012–13 Danish Cup by defeating Randers FC 1–0 in the 2013 Danish Cup Final.
Golf
- 8 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Omega European Masters on the 2013 European Tour.
- 24 November – Morten Ørum Madsen wins South African Open Championship on the 2014 European Tour.
- 8 December – Thomas Bjørn wins Nedbank Golf Challenge on the 2014 European Tour.
Handball
- 27 January – Denmark wins silver at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship after being defeated by Spain in the final.
Motorsports
- 23 June – Tom Kristensen wins the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans for the ninth time as part of the Audi Sport Team Joest team.
Deaths
January–March
- 12 January – John Hansen, football player (born 1924)
- 7 February – Peter Steen, actor (born 1936)
- 6 March – Keld Helmer-Petersen, photographer (born 1920)
- 19 March – Holger Juul Hansen, actor (born 1924)
April–June
- 4 April - Beatrice Palner, actress (born 1938)
- 22 April – Vivi Bak, actress (born 1939)
- 20 May – Dr Haldor Topsøe, civil engineer (born 1913)
- 21 May – Count Christian of Rosenborg, cousin of the Danish Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1942)
- 6 June – Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, cellist (born 1932)
- 22 June – Allan Simonsen, racing driver (born 1978)
- 22 June – Henning Larsen, architect (born 1925)
July–September
October–December
- 5 October – Heidi Ryom, dancer (born 1955)[12][13]
- 21 October - Rune T. Kidde, writer, storyteller, musician and artist (born 1957)
- 12 November - Kurt Trampedach, painter and sculptor (born 1943)
- 22 December – Hans Hækkerup, politician and former Minister of Defense (born 1945)
See also
References
- ^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ KL slår fast: Lockouten begynder 1. april [KL confirms: The lockout will begin on 1 April] (in Danish), Politiken, archived from the original on 24 March 2013, retrieved 23 March 2013
- ^ Indsatschef: To tredjedele af Frihedsmuseet brænder [Chief commander: Two thirds of Resistance Museum is on fire] (in Danish), Politiken, retrieved 28 April 2013
- ^ "Ny dansk vindrekord målt på Als" (in Danish). Vejret. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Herpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2013". ´Dezeen. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Nykredit's Architecture Prize 2013 awarded to Gehl Architects". Nykredit. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "2013 RIBA National and EU Awards announced". RIBA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "2013 LEAF Award Winners Announced". ArchDaily. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "The Nordic Council Film Prize 2013 goes to "The Hunt"". Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ Emmelie synger sig til tops: 'Only Teardrops' er Europas bedste sang [Emmelie goes to the top: 'Only Teardrops' is Europe's best song] (in Danish), Politiken, archived from the original on 8 June 2013, retrieved 19 May 2013
- ^ Rasmussen ord for ord: Jeg har snydt, løjet og bedraget folk [Rasmussen verbatim: I have cheated, lied and deceived people] (in Danish), Politiken, retrieved 31 January 2013
- ^ Christensen, Anne Middelboe (7 May 2020). "Heidi Ryom". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Seidenfaden, Rikke Gredsted (6 October 2013). "Tidligere soloballerina ved Den Kongelige Ballet er død" [Former solo ballerina at the Royal Ballet is dead] (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
