1996 in Denmark

Events from the year 1996 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Margrethe II
 * Prime minister – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Events

 * 10 March – one man is killed and three others are injured by gunfire at the 1996 Copenhagen Airport shooting.
 * 15 March – Arken Museum of Modern Art is inaugurated in Ishøj.
 * 6 October – A rocket-propelled grenade is fired at the headquarters of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, killing two people and injuring nineteen others.
 * 30 December – The Poul Nyrup Rasmussen III Cabinet is formed.

The arts
Architecture
 * Construction of Sydbank Arena is completed in Kolding.

Film and TV
 * May – Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.
 * 30 August – DR2 is launched.
 * 2 December – Go' morgen Danmark begins airing on TV 2.
 * The 13th Robert Awards are held, where Carsten Rudolph's 1995 film The Beast Within wins Best Danish Film and Best Screenplay.

Literature
 * Bang. En roman om Herman Bang by Dorrit Willumsen about Herman Bang is published.

Music
 * 9 March – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is held. Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft are selected to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Kun med dig".
 * 18 May – "Kun med dig" places 25th at the Eurovision Song Contest and does not qualify for the finals.

Sports
Olympics
 * 19 July–4 August – The Danish team wins 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
 * 16–25 August – The Danish team wins a total of 41 medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.


 * Football
 * 1 January – AC Ballerup is founded.
 * 16 May – AGF wins the 1995–96 Danish Cup by defeating Brøndby IF 2–0 in the final.
 * 27 May – Brøndby IF win the 1995–96 Danish Superliga.
 * 8 – 30 June – Denmark participates in the UEFA Euro 1996 in England but does not make it beyond the initial group stage after finishing third in Group D.


 * Badminton
 * 13–20 April – The 1996 European Badminton Championships are held in Herning. The Danish team wins gold in every competition.
 * 19–24 November – The 1996 IBF World Junior Championships are held in Silkeborg.
 * Kastrup Magleby BK wins Europe Cup.


 * Cycling
 * 3 March – Rolf Sørensen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
 * 29 June – 21 July – 1996 Tour de France takes place with Bjarne Riis as the overall winner.
 * 8 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 8th stage.
 * 13 July – Rolf Sørensen wins the 13th stage.
 * 16 July – Bjarne Riis wins the 16th stage.
 * 21 July – Bjarne Riis wings the 1996 Tour de France.
 * 31 July – Rolf Sørensen wins a silver medal in Men's road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
 * 31 August – Rolf Sørensen wins the 1996 Ronde van Nederland.
 * Kurt Betschart (SUI) and Bruno Risi (SUI) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.


 * Handball
 * 7 May – Randers HK is established.
 * 3 August – Denmark wins gold in the Women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics by defeating South Korea 37–33 in the final.
 * 6–15 December – 1996 European Women's Handball Championship takes place in Denmark. Denmark wins gold by defeating Norway 25–23 in the final.


 * Other
 * 11–17 March – The 1996 Copenhagen Open is held at K.B. Hallen
 * 30 March–7 April – The 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships are held in Vejle. Hasan Al for Denmark wins the Welterweight class.
 * 13–14 April – The 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships are held in Copenhagen.
 * 30 August – Hans Nielsen wins the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
 * August – The Scandinavian Open Championship is reestablished in Klampenborg.
 * 21 September – The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark is held in Vojens.
 * 22 September – Thomas Bjørn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational on the 1996 European Tour.
 * 30 November–7 December – The 1996 European Curling Championships are held in Copenhagen.

January–March

 * 4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
 * 30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist
 * 27 February Rasmus Lauritsen, footballer

April–June

 * 20 May – Robert Skov, footballer
 * 24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist
 * 10 June – Oliver Abildgaard, footballer

July–September

 * 4 September – Nicolai Vallys, footballer
 * 25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer

October–December

 * 1 November – Line, singer
 * 8 November – Jens Stage, footballer
 * 10 December – Jonas Vingegaard, cyclist

Deaths

 * 20 January – Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsenm painter (born 1902)
 * 1 April – Erik Bruhn, ballet dancer (born 1928)
 * 17 April – Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet (born 1905)
 * 10 May – Poul Borum, writer (born 1934)
 * 26 May – Ole Berntsen, sailor (born 1915)
 * 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, composer (born 1909)