Events from the year 1981 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II
- Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen
Events
- 8 December – The 1981 Danish parliamentary election is held.
Sports
Badminton
- Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.
Cycling
- Albert Fritz (FRG) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
Births
January–March
- 9 February – Kristian Pless, tennis player
- 5 March – Helle Frederiksen, triathlete
April–June
- 30 May – Lars Møller Madsen, handball player
- 9 June – Kasper Søndergaard, handball player
July–September
- 1 August – Hans Lindberg, handball player
- 1 September – Michael Maze, table tennis player
- 6 September – Søren Larsen, footballer
October–December
- 6 October – Thomas Troelsen, music producer
- 28 October – Elvira Lind, film director
- 24 November – Mads Rasmussen, rower
- 4 December – Brian Vandborg, cyclist
Deaths
- 17 February – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (born 1894)
- 27 March – Preben Kaas (born 1930)
- 21 November – Ejner Federspiel, actor (born 1896)
- 28 November – Arthur Jensen, actor (born 1897)
See also
- 1981 in Danish television
References
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