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See also:	Other events of 2019 List of years in Denmark

Events in the year2019 inDenmark.

• Monarch –Margrethe II^[1]
• Prime Minister –Lars Løkke Rasmussen (until June 27)
  Mette Frederiksen (from June 27)

• 2 January –Great Belt Bridge rail accident: ADSB express passenger train is hit by a semi-trailer from a passing cargo train on the western bridge of theGreat Belt Fixed Link in Denmark, killing eight people and making it thedeadliest rail accident in the country since 1988.^[2][3]
• 10–27 January –2019 World Men's Handball Championship – co-hosted with Germany
• 26 May – The2019 European Parliament election
• 5 June –2019 Danish general election
• 27 June – TheCabinet of Mette Frederiksen is presented.
• 16 August –; The government ofDenmark rejects the suggestion that the United States might purchaseGreenland.^[4]

• 27 January –Anders Antonsen wins gold in Men's Single at the2019 Indonesia Masters.
• 17 February – Denmark wins the2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating Germany 3–0 in the final.
• 19–24 February –Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single andMia Blichfeldt wins gold in Women's Single at the2019 Spain Masters.
• 24–31 March –Viktor Axelsen wins Men's Single at2019 India Open.
• 25 August –Anders Antonsen wins silver inmen's single at the2019 BWF World Championships.
• 15–2019 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.

• 25–28 June Denmark wins one gold medal and one bronze medal inCanoe sprint at the 2019 European Games.
• 25–28 July Denmark wins three gold medals and two silver medals at the2019 Canoe Marathon European Championships-
• 21–25 August Denmark wins one bronze medal at the2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
• 17–20 October Denmark wins three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal at the2019 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.

• 6 February –Kenny De Ketele (BEL) andMoreno De Pauw (BEL) win theSix Days of Copenhagensix-day track cycling race.
• 27 February – 3 March – Denmark wins one silver medal and two bronze medals at the2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
• 39 April –Jakob Fuglsang wins2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
• 16 June –Jakob Fuglsang wins theCritérium du Dauphiné.
• 29 September –Mads Pedersen wins gold inMen's road race at the2019 UCI Road World Championships.
• 16–20 October –2019 UEC European Track Championships
• 17 October — Denmark wins gold inTeam Pursuit at the2019 UEC European Track Championships.
  • 17 October – Denmark wins a gold medal inTeam Pursuit.
  • 20 October
    • Amalie Dideriksen andJulie Leth wins a gold medal for Denmark inWomen's Madison.
    • Lasse Norman Hansen andMichael Mørkøv wins a gold medal for Denmark inMen's madison.

• 19–25 – Denmark wins two gold medals and three bronze medals at the2019 FEI European Championships.

• 8 December –Rasmus Højgaard winsAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the2020 European Tour.

• 27 January – Denmark wins the2019 World Men's Handball Championship in handball by defeating Norway 31–27 in the final.

• 25 May –Anne-Marie Rindom wins gold inlaser radial at the European championships in Portp.
• 24 July –Anne-Marie Rindom wins a gold medal inLazer Radial at the world championships in Sakaiminato.
• 30 October –Anne-Marie Rindom wins the2019 Women's World Sailor of the Year Award.

• 8 June –Holger Rune wins the2019 French Open – Boys' Singles.

• 5 May -Ib Glindemann, jazz composer and bandleader (born 1934)^[5]
• 10 June –Ib Nørlund, composer (born 1931)
• 31 December –Eva Sørensen, sculptor and ceramist (born1940)
• 19 August –Lars Larsen, businessman, company founder (born1948)

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