1989 in Denmark

Events from the year 1989 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch - Margrethe II
 * Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events

 * 26 August – Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space.
 * 8 September – Partnair Flight 394 crashes into the North Sea of the Danish coast, killing all 55 people on board.
 * 1 October – Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples.
 * Full date unknown:
 * Tools Design, a consumer products and furniture design studio is founded.

Film

 * 28 January – Both Pelle the Conqueror and Babette's Feast art nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Pelle the Conqueror wins the award.

Sport

 * 15– Mette Jacobsen wins two bronze medals in Women's 200 metre freestyle and Women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.

Cycling

 * Danny Clark (AUS) and Urs Freuler (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
 * Danny Clark (AUS) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

January–March

 * 9 January – Rikke Møller Pedersenm swimmer


 * 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player
 * 26 January – Kristoffer Hjort Storm, politician
 * 26 March – Simon Kjær, football player

April–June

 * 8 May – Lars Eller, ice hockey player
 * 31 May – Daniel Wass, footballer

July–September

 * 7 August – Søren Frederiksen, footballer
 * 7 September – Alban Lendorf, ballet dancer

October–December

 * 29 October – Maria Sten, actress
 * 21 December – Thorbjørn Olesen, golfer

January–March

 * 22 January – Ellen Andersen, textile artist (born 1908)
 * 3 February – Ebbe Langberg, actor (born 1933)
 * 4 February – Thorkild Hansen, author (born 1927)

April–June

 * 29 April – Else Schøtt, operatic soprano (born 1895)
 * 17 May – Finn Juhl, architect and designer (born 1912)
 * 26 June – Thorkil Kristensen, politician (born 1899)

July–August

 * 2 July – Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1920)
 * 30 July – Lily Broberg, actress (born 1923)

October–December

 * 27 October – Kjeld Philip, politician (born 1912)