1979 in Denmark

Events from the year 1979 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Margrethe II
 * Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen

Events

 * 23 October – The 1979 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Badminton

 * 23 March – Lene Køppen wins gold in women's singles at the 1980 All England Open Badminton Championships.
 * Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

 * Gert Frank (DEN) and René Pijnen (NED) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race

January–June

 * 6 January – Christina Chanée, Musical artist
 * 17 January – Asbjørn Sennels, footballer (died 2023)
 * 2 February – Anne Sofie Madsen, fashion designer
 * 17 February – Juliane Rasmussen, rower
 * 1 March – Mikkel Kessler, boxer

July–September

 * 21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player
 * 7 June – Julie Berthelsen, singer, songwriter
 * 25 June – Daniel Jensen, footballer
 * 16 July – Kim Christensen, footballer
 * 21 July – Tine Baun, badminton player
 * 31 July – Per Krøldrup, footballer
 * 4 August – Bo Svenssonm football coach and former footballer
 * 17 September – Michel Nykjær, racing driver
 * 18 September – Lasse Boesen, handballer
 * 20 September – Lars Jacobsen, footballer
 * 29 September – Nicolas Winding Refn, film director

October–December

 * 1 October – Nicolai Nørregaard, chef and restaurateur
 * 9 November – Casper Ankergren, footballer
 * 23 November – Thomas Gaardsøe, footballer

Deaths

 * 28 January – Hans Scherfig, author and painter (born 1905)
 * 15 January – Lis Ahlmann, textile artist (born 1894)
 * 10 May – Hans Bjerrum, field hockey player (born 1989)
 * 12 September – Carl Theodor Sørensen, landscape architect (born 1893 in Germany)
 * 17 December – A. J. Iversen, cabinetmaker and furniture designer (born 1888)