1984 in Denmark

Events from the year 1984 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch - Margrethe II
 * Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events

 * 3 January – During a severe storm in Denmark, a Maersk helicopter crashed while Esbjerg was flying to a drilling platform in the Gorem field, and three died.
 * 10 January – parliamentary elections in Denmark.
 * 12 June – Mayor Villo Sigurdsson decides to fire the unorganized firefighter Max Bleicher Hansen, who responds again with a compensation claim of 6.5 million Danish kroner.
 * 6 August – 53 percent of Danish TV viewers vote for the swan as Denmark's national bird
 * 1 October – The new natural gas network in Denmark is inaugurated
 * 4 December – The Radio Board elects Hans Jørgen Jensen as General Manager of Radio Denmark

Sports

 * 28 – 12 July August – Denmark at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles: 0 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

Badminton

 * 25 March – Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1984 All England Open Badminton Championships.
 * 8–14 April – With one gold medal, three silver medals and 2 bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 9th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
 * Gentofte BK wins silver at Europe Cup.

Cycling

 * Albert Fritz (FRG) and Dietrich Thurau (FRG) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
 * April – Kim Andersen wins La Flèche Wallonne.
 * Unknown date – Hans-Henrik Ørsted wins gold in Men's individual pursuit at the 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Football

 * 12–27 June – Denmark national football team participates at UEFA Euro 1984 in France.
 * 19 June – Denmark qualifies for the semi-finals by defeating Belgium 3–2 in their last game in Group A and thereby finishing second in the group after France.
 * 24 June – Denmark faces Spain in the semi-final and leads for most of the match after an early goal by Søren Lerby but Antonio Maceda scores three minutes before time and Denmark is subsequently defeated 6–4 after a penalty shoot-out..

January–March

 * 14 January – Mads Langer, singer
 * 22 February – Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, politician
 * 22 March – Annika Langvad, cyclist
 * 22 March – Annika Langvad, cyclist

April–June

 * 13 April – Anders Lindegaard, footballer
 * 1 May – Mikkel Følsgaard, actor
 * 17 May – Simon Mathew, pop singer

July–September

 * 10 July – Pernille Skipper, politician
 * 13 July – Esben Smed, actor
 * 5 August – Kaare Dybvad, politician
 * 23 September – Mark Madsen, martial artist and wrestler

October–December

 * 27 October – Emilie Ullerup, actress
 * 3 November – Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (d. 2011)
 * 2 December – Anna David, singer
 * 12 December – Daniel Agger, football player

Deaths

 * 18 February – Flemming Lassen, designer (born 1902)
 * 16 April – Simon Spies, businessman and billionaire (born 1921)
 * 21 May – Carl Petersen, politician (born 1894)
 * 22 December - Vilhelm Lauritzen, architect (born 1894)