1996 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch - Margrethe II
• Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

  Events

Undated

The arts

Architecture

Film

• May - Lars von Trier's film Breaking the Waves wins the Grand Prix at the 49th Cannes Film Festival.

  Literature

Music

Sports

• 19 July - 4 August — Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta: 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.

  Football

• 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

• 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.

  Handball

• 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
• * 15 December — Denmark wins gold by defeating Norway 25-23 in the final.

  Other

• 13-20 April — With six gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 15th European Badminton Championships in Herning, Denmark.
• 30 August — Hans Nielsen wins the 1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
• 22 September — Thomas Bjørn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational on the 1996 European Tour.

  Births

• 4 January – Marcus Ingvartsen, footballer
• 30 January – Emma Jørgensen, canoeist
• 24 May – Amalie Dideriksen, road and track cyclist
• 25 September – Mie Nielsen, swimmer
• 1 November – Line, singer

  Deaths

• 17 April - Piet Hein, scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, and poet
• 1 September - Vagn Holmboe, composer