1984 in Denmark
overview of Denmark-related events during the year of 1984
Events from the year 1984 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch - Margrethe II
Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
3 January – During a severe storm in Denmark, a Maersk helicopter crashed while Esbjerg was flying to a drilling platform in the Gorem field, and three died.
10 January – parliamentary elections in Denmark.
12 June – Mayor Villo Sigurdsson decides to fire the unorganized firefighter Max Bleicher Hansen, who responds again with a compensation claim of 6.5 million Danish kroner.
6 August – 53 percent of Danish TV viewers vote for the swan as Denmark's national bird
1 October – The new natural gas network in Denmark is inaugurated
4 December – The Radio Board elects Hans Jørgen Jensen as General Manager of Radio Denmark
Sports
28 – 12 July August – Denmark at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles: 0 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.
Badminton
25 March – Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1984 All England Open Badminton Championships.
8–14 April – With one gold medal, three silver medals and 2 bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the 9th European Badminton Championships in Preston, England.
Gentofte BK wins silver at Europe Cup.
Cycling
Albert Fritz (FRG) and Dietrich Thurau (FRG) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
April – Kim Andersen wins La Flèche Wallonne.
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