2015 in Denmark
The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Denmark.
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As the Danish constitution require parliamentary elections to occur at least every four years (the latest election to the Folketing being conducted in 2011), 2015 will be an election year.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II[1]
- Prime Minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt (until 28 June), Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Events
- 12 February – Politiken staff photographer Mads Nissen wins the 2014 World Press Photo of the Year.[2]
- 14–15 February – 2015 Copenhagen shootings: Two people are killed and several police officers are injured in shootings, the first at a free speech gathering of journalists, artists and cartoonists, the second at the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen.[3][4]
- 15 February – Danish police kill a man near Nørrebro station after an exchange of gunfire. The police believe he was the man responsible for two previous attacks.[5]
- 17–19 March – State visit from His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands.
Sports
Badminton
- 13–18 January – Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl win gold in Women's Double at Malaysia Masters.
- 15 February – Denmark wins gold at the 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating England 3–0 in the final.
- 24 February – 1 March – Jan Ø. Jørgensen wins gold in Men's Single, Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding win gold in Men's Double, Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl win gold in Women's Double and Mads Pieler Kolding/Kamilla Rytter Juhl win gold in Mixed Double at the 2015 German Open Grand Prix Gold.
- 3–8 March – Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen win gold in men's double at the 2015 All England Super Series Premier.
- 10–16 August – Denmark wins one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 2015 BWF World Championships.
- 18–22 November – Hans-Kristian Vittinghus wins gold in Men's Single and Line Kjærsfeldt wins gold in Women's Single at the 2015 Scottish Open Grand Prix.
Golf
- 31 May – Søren Kjeldsen wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
- 4 October – Thorbjørn Olesen wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Other
- 19–23 August – Denmark wins two gold medals at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Deaths
January–March
- 6 February – Kathrine Windfeld, film director (born 1966)
- 13 March – Inge Eriksen, writer and political activist (born 1935)
- 14 March – Ib Melchior, film director and screenwriter (born 1917)
- 21 March – Jørgen Ingmann, musician (born 1925)
April–June
- 2 April – Per Vilhelm Brüel, physicist and engineer (born 1915)
- 3 May – Holger Hansen, politician (born 1929)
July–September
- 1 August – Harald Nielsen, footballer (born 1941)
- 9 September – Jørgen Sonne, writer (born 1925)
See also
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "World Press Photo 2014 goes to Mads Nissen". WorldPressPhoto (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- Billing, Sören (15 February 2015). "Two dead, five injured in Copenhagen shootings". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Andersen, Peter Krogh (15 February 2015). "Politi antager at have dræbt gerningsmanden" [Police believe they killed perpetrator] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "Copenhagen shootings: Police kill man close to scene of deadly synagogue and cafe attacks". ABC News. 15 February 2015.
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