3 January – During a severe storm in Denmark, aMaersk helicopter crashed whileEsbjerg was flying to a drilling platform in the Gorem field, and three died.
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 theswan 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 ofRadio Denmark
8–14 April – With one gold medal, three silver medals and 2 bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the second best nation at the9th European Badminton Championships inPreston, England.
19 June – Denmark qualifies for the semi-finals by defeatingBelgium 3–2 in their last game inGroup A and thereby finishing second in the group afterFrance.
24 June – Denmark facesSpain in the semi-final and leads for most of the match after an early goal bySøren Lerby butAntonio Maceda scores three minutes before time and Denmark is subsequently defeated 6–4 after apenalty shoot-out..
