Events from the year 1999 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - HM Queen Magrethe II of Denmark
• Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Events

Undated

The arts

Architecture

Film

• January 10 — Thomas Vinterberg's The Celebration wins the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
• January 24 — The Celebration is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Golden Globe Awards but the award goes to the Brazilian Central Station.
• February 21 — S ren Kragh-Jacobsen's Mifune's Last Song wins the Jury Grand Prix at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]
• March 21 — Anders Thomas Jensen's short comedy film Election Night wins an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 71st Academy Awards.

Literature

Music

Sports

Football

• September 8 — Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 2000 by defeating Italy 3–3 in their last match in Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.

Other

• March 6 — Wilson Kipketer wins silver in Men's 800 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Kapan.
• May — Michael Sandst d wins Four Days of Dunkirk.
• August 29 — Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain.
• September 2 — Hans Nielsen wins the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship in Munich, Germany.
• October 24 — Thomas Bj rn wins Sarazen World Open on the 1999 European Tour.

Births

• 28 August - Prince Nikolai

Deaths

• 14 February – Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, painter and illustrator (b. 1912)

References