2004 in Denmark

Events from the year 2004 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II
• Prime minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Events

• 14 May - Crown Prince Frederik marries Australian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen.^[1]
• 26 December - 45 Danes are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Undated

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Sports

• August 13–29 — Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens: Two gold medals and six bronze medals

Football

• May 20 — FC Copenhagen wins the 2003–04 Danish Cup by defeating Aalborg BK 1–0 in the final.
• June 12 – July 4 — Denmark participates at the UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.
  • June 22 — Denmark qualifies for the quarter-finals by drawing with Sweden in the last group stage match.
  • June 27 — Denmark is defeated by Czech Republic in the quarter-final.

Handball

• February 1 — Denmark takes bronze at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship by defeating Croatia 31–27 in the third place play-off.
• August 29 — Denmark wins gold in the Women's handball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics by defeating [South Korea women's national handball team|[South Korea]] in the final.
• December 15 — Denmark wins silver at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship after being defeated 27–25 by Norway in the final.

Other

• April 16–24 — With three gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 19th European Badminton Championships in Geneve, Switzerland.
• June 13 — Tom Kristensen wins the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Audi Sport Japan Team Goh, his sixth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
• July 25 — Michael Rasmussen finishes 3rd in the Mountains classification in the 2004 Tour de France.
• November 12 — Mikkel Kessler becomes WBA championship ny defeating Manny Siaca in Copenhagen after taking on the match on a short notice after his stablemate, Mads Larsen, had been injured in training.

Births

Deaths

• May 5 – Kate Mundt, actress (born 1930)
• September 14 - Ove Sprogøe, actor (born 1919)
• December 13 - Jørn Larsen, painter and sculptor (born 1926)

References

See also