1964 in Denmark

Events from the year 1964 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederik 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.
 * October – Denmark participates in the 1964 Summer Olympics and wins six medals.

Badminton

 * 1–4 April – All England Open Badminton Championships
 * Knud Aage Nielsen wins gold in Men's Single
 * Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Double
 * Karin Jørgensen and Ulla Strand win gold in Women's Double

Football

 * 19 April – Naja Abelsen, painter and illustrator
 * 30 March – the 1964 Jutland Series is launched
 * 7 May – Esbjerg fB wins the 1963–64 Danish Cup by defeating KFUMs Boldklub Odense 2–1 in the final.
 * 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.
 * 15 November – the 1964 Jutland Series final is played

January–March

 * 13 January – Claus Nielsen, footballer
 * 4 February – Marianne Gaarden, bishop
 * 21 March – Jesper Skibby, cyclist

April–June

 * 3 April – Bjarne Riis, cyclist
 * 8 April – Janne Teller, author
 * 6 May – Lars Mikkelsen, actor
 * 15 May – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, 25th Prime Minister of Denmark
 * 1 June – Marianne Florman, handball player
 * 15 June – Michael Laudrup, football player
 * 30 June – Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark

July–September

 * 6 August Sara Blædel, author


 * 9 September – Cæcilie Norby, jazz and rock singer
 * 18 September – Curt Hansen, chess grandmaster
 * 25 September – Ida Jessen, author

October–December

 * 11 October – Christian Dyrvig, businessman
 * 3 November – Paprika Steen, actress
 * 20 December – Morten Løkkegaard, politician

January–March

 * 1 January – Thyge Petersen, boxer (born 1902)

January–March

 * 16 February – Jette Bang photographer (born 1914)
 * 27 March – Emil Reesen, composer, conductor and pianist (born 1887)

April–June

 * 10 May – Harald Tandrup, writer (born 1874)
 * 5 June – Lauge Koch, geologist and Arctic explorer (born 1892)
 * 21 May – Sigurd Kielland Brandt, painter (born 1886)

July–September

 * 14 July – Prince Axel of Denmark (born 1888)
 * 12 August – Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, businessman, company founder (born 1878)
 * 28 September – Arild Rosenkrantz, nobleman, painter, sculptor, stained-glass artist and illustrator (born 1870)

October–December

 * 21 October – Carl Johan Hviid, actor (born 1899)
 * 26 November – Bodil Ipsen, actress and film director (born 1889)
 * 26 November – Bodil Ipsen, actress and film director (born 1889)
 * 26 November – Bodil Ipsen, actress and film director (born 1889)