2001 in Denmark
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Incumbents
- Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
- Prime minister - Poul Nyrup RasmussenPoul Nyrup RasmussenPoul Nyrup Rasmussen , informally Poul Nyrup, born 15 June 1943), was Prime Minister of Denmark from 25 January 1993 to 27 November 2001 and is currently President of the Party of European Socialists . He was the leader of the governing Social Democrats from 1992 to 2002...
(until November 27), Anders Fogh RasmussenAnders Fogh RasmussenAnders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....
Events
- 15 May - Copenhagen Malmö PortCopenhagen Malmö PortThe Copenhagen Malmö Port is the trans-national port authority for the cities of Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden....
as a trans-national port authority in the Øresund Region is established, the official opening ceremony is held on 15 May.
Deaths
- 24 January – Leif ThyboLeif ThyboLeif Thybo was a Danish organist and composer. He studied theory with Vagn Holmboe before entering the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he was taught instrumentation by Poul Schierbeck, organ by Emilius Bangert, and theory by Finn Høffding...
, composer (born 19221922 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian X* Prime minister – Niels Neergaard-Births:* June 12 – Leif Thybo, composer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM Christian X* Prime minister – Niels Neergaard-Births:* June 12 – Leif Thybo, composer -Incumbents:* Monarch – HM...
) - 30 June – Johannes SløkJohannes SløkJohannes Sløk was a Danish philosopher, Professor at the University of Aarhus and founder of "Idéhistorie" , an interdisciplinary discipline mainly about writings pertaining to the ideas of Western culture from Antiquity until today...
, philosopher and writer (born 19161916 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Carl Theodor Zahle-Births:* 28 February – Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist* 27 April – Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer -Deaths:...
) - 16 December – Villy SørensenVilly SørensenVilly Sørensen was a Danish short-story writer, philosopher and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. His fiction was heavily influenced by his philosophical ideas, and he has been compared to Franz Kafka in this regard...
, philosopher and writer (born 19291929 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thomas Madsen-Mygdal , Thorvald Stauning-Births:* 8 January – Poul Kjærholm, furniture designer * 13 January – Villy Sørensen, philosopher and writer...
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