2014 in Denmark

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Events from the year 2014 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt

Events

January

• 30 January – The Socialist People's Party departs Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt's government due to a conflict over the proposed sale of DONG Energy shares to Goldman Sachs.

May

• 6–10 May – Copenhagen hosts the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which is won by Austria.
• 25 May – The European Parliament election was held.

August

• 1–8 August – Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their children pay an official visit to Greenland.

Culture

Architecture

• 7 March – C. F. Møller Architects' refurbishment of Aalborg Waterfront, Henning Larsen Architects' Roskilde Campus and Vartorv Square in Copenhagen receive Civic Trust Awards
• 15 May – BIG's Danish Maritime Museum and underground multi-purpose hall for Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium receive Architizer A+ Awards at a ceremony in NYC.
• 19 November – Lene Tranberg receives the Prince Eugen Medal in Stockholm
• 19 November – Lene Tranberg receives the Prince Eugen Medal in Stockholm

Film

• 16 January – The Hunt is nominated in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
• 2 March – Danish short film Helium wins the award of Best Live Action Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Literature

• 23 January – Anne-Cathrine Riebnitzsky receives De Gyldne Laurbær for her novel, Forbandede yngel.

Music

• 8 March – Basim wins Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 and represents Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 10 May with the song "Cliche Love Song".

Sport

Handball

• 12–26 January – Denmark hosts the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.

Deaths

• 2 January – Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg, member of the Danish royal family (born 1947)
• 5 January – Mogens E. Pedersen, journalist (born 1928)
• 9 February – Gabriel Axel, film director, actor, writer and producer (born 1918)
• 13 February – Richard Møller Nielsen, football player and manager (born 1937)
• 15 March – Jesper Langballe, Lutheran priest and politician (born 1939)
• 5 April – Poul Erik Bech, football manager (born 1938)
• 20 May – Jørn Ege, controversial doctor (born 1955)
• 30 May – Henning Carlsen, film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1927)
• 5 July – Søsser Krag, daughter of actress Helle Virkner and former prime minister Jens Otto Krag, journalist and former model (born 1962)
• 12 September – Henrik Have, author and artist (born 1946)
• 20 September – Erik Ninn-Hansen, politician (born 1922)
• 13 October – Jess Ingerslev, actor (born 1947)
• 26 October – Count Claus Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, aristocrat and author (born 1932)
• 6 November – William Rosenberg, actor (born 1920)
• 11 November – Jan Lindhardt, theologian and writer (born 1938)
• 22 December – Vera Gebuhr, actress (born 1916)