1978 in Denmark

Events from the year 1978 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Margrethe II
 * Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen

Events

 * 19 September – The 1978 electoral age referendum, leading to a lowering of the electoral age from 20 to 18 years.

Undated

 * The death penalty is abolished for all crimes.

Badminton

 * 13–15 April &mdash; With two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 6th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
 * Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

 * Donald Allan (AUS) and Danny Clark (AUS) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

Other

 * 2 September &mdash; Ole Olsen wins the 1978 Individual Speedway World Championship at Wembley Stadium in London.

January–March

 * 9 January — Christina Hembo, designer
 * 20 January – Britt Raaby, freestyle swimmer
 * 14 February – Rie Rasmussen, actress, film director, writer, model, and photographer
 * 3 March – Nicolas Kiesa, racing driver
 * 10 March – Kim Staal, Ice hockey player

April–June

 * 3 April – Michael Gravgaard, football player
 * 8 April – Christian Tafdrup, actor and filmmaker
 * 22 April – Ida Auken, politician
 * 26 April – Peter Madsen, footballer
 * 30 April – Joachim Boldsen, handballer
 * 13 May – Jeanette Varberg. historian and curator

July–September

 * 5 July – Allan Simonsen, racing driver
 * 12 July – Katrine Fruelund, handball player
 * 22 July – Dennis Rommedahl, football player
 * 24 July – Ole Yde, fashion designer

October–December

 * 1 November – Lise Rønne, journalist and television presenter
 * 23 November – Joachim Fischer Nielsen, badminton player
 * 27 December – Jim Lyngvild, designer

Deaths

 * 1 March – Arne Sørensen, politician (born 1906)
 * 18 March – Willy Hansen, cyclist (died 1906)
 * 19 May – Carl Hansen, footballer (born 1898)
 * 22 June – Jens Otto Krag, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1914)