1962 in Denmark

Events from the year 1962 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederik IX
 * Prime minister – Viggo Kampmann (until 3 February), Jens Otto Krag

Events

 * 10 November – The Langeland Bridge is inaugurated.

Badminton

 * 21–24 March – All England Badminton Championships
 * Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
 * Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
 * Finn Kobberø and Ulla Strand win gold medal in Mixed Doubles.

Handball

 * 15 July – Denmark wins silver at the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship, arranged in Romania, after being defeated by Romania in the final.

January–March

 * 21 February - Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, researcher

April–June

 * 30 April – Eva Fjellerup, fencer
 * 11 May – Arne Nielsson, canoeist
 * 22 May – Bo Skovhus, opera singer
 * 30 May - Pia Juul, poet, prose writer, and translator (died 2020)

July–September

 * 7 July - Klaus Tange, actor
 * 6 August - Søren Hyldgaard, film composer (died 2018)
 * 15 August - Jesper W. Nielsen, film director and editor
 * 16 August - Solvej Balle, writer

October–December

 * 10 October – Peter Ingwersen, fashion designer
 * 1 November - Hella Joof, actress, comedian, and director
 * 30 November - Søren Steen Jespersen, director, producer and writer
 * 1 December – Malene Birger, fashion designer

April–June

 * 16 June – Hans Kirk, author (born 1898)

July–September

 * 19 August – Emilius Bangert, composer and organist (born 1883)
 * 7 September – Karen Blixen, author, farmer painter (born 1885)
 * 19 September – Karl Albert Hasselbalch, physician and chemist, pioneer in the use of pH measurement in medicine (born 1874)
 * 30 September – Karen Lachmann, fancer (born 1916)

October–December

 * 29 November – Erik Scavenius, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1877)
 * 7 December – Kristian Møhl, painter and decorative artist (born 1876)
 * 5 December – Alsing Andersen, politician (born 1893)
 * 6 December – Ellen Osiier, fencer (born 1890)