1962 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1962 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederik IX[1]
- Prime minister – Viggo Kampmann (until 3 February), Jens Otto Krag
Events
- 10 November – The Langeland Bridge is inaugurated.
Sports
Badminton
- 21–24 March – All England Badminton Championships
- Erland Kops wins gold in Men's Singles
- Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen win gold in Men's Doubles
- Finn Kobberø and Ulla Strand win gold medal in Mixed Doubles.
Handball
- 15 July – Denmark wins silver at the 1962 World Women's Handball Championship, arranged in Romania, after being defeated by Romania in the final.
Births
January–March
- 19 January – Saliha Marie Fetteh, writer, lecturer and imam.[2]
- 21 February – Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, researcher
April–June
- 30 April – Eva Fjellerup, fencer
- 11 May – Arne Nielsson, canoeist
- 22 May – Bo Skovhus, opera singer
- 30 May – Pia Juul, poet, prose writer, and translator (died 2020)
July–September
- 7 July – Klaus Tange, actor
- 6 August – Søren Hyldgaard, film composer (died 2018)
- 15 August – Jesper W. Nielsen, film director and editor
- 16 August – Solvej Balle, writer
October–December
- 10 October – Peter Ingwersen, fashion designer
- 1 November – Hella Joof, actress, comedian, and director
- 30 November – Søren Steen Jespersen, director, producer and writer
- 1 December – Malene Birger, fashion designer
Deaths
April–June
July–September
- 19 August – Emilius Bangert, composer and organist (born 1883)
- 7 September – Karen Blixen, author, farmer painter (born 1885)
- 19 September – Karl Albert Hasselbalch, physician and chemist, pioneer in the use of pH measurement in medicine (born 1874)
- 30 September – Karen Lachmann, fencer (born 1916)
October–December
- 29 November – Erik Scavenius, politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1877)
- 7 December – Kristian Møhl, painter and decorative artist (born 1876)
- 5 December – Alsing Andersen, politician (born 1893)
- 6 December – Ellen Osiier, fencer (born 1890)
See also
References
- ^ "Frederick IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Saliha Marie Fetteh". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 18 March 2025.