Events in the year 2019 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Margrethe II
Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen (until June 27)Mette Frederiksen (from June 27)
Events
2 January – Great Belt Bridge rail accident: A DSB express passenger train is hit by a semi-trailer from a passing cargo train on the western bridge of the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark, killing eight people and making it the deadliest rail accident in the country since 1988. 10–27 January – 2019 World Men's Handball Championship – co-hosted with Germany 26 May – The 2019 European Parliament election 5 June – 2019 Danish general election 27 June – The Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen is presented. 16 August –; The government of Denmark rejects the suggestion that the United States might purchase Greenland.
The arts
Film
Music
Sport
Badminton
17 February – Denmark wins the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating Germany 3–0 in the final. 1924 February Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Mia Blichfeldt wins gold in Women's Single at the 2019 Spain Masters. 24–31 March – Viktor Axelsen wins Men's Single at 2019 India Open. 25 August Anders Antonsen wins silver in men's single at the 2019 BWF World Championships. 15 2019 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
Cycling
27 February – 3 March – Denmark wins one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships 39 April – Jakob Fuglsang wins 2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège. 16 June – Jakob Fuglsang wins the Critérium du Dauphiné. 29 September – Mads Pedersen wins gold in Men's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships. 16–20 October – 2019 UEC European Track Championships 17 October — Denmark wins gold in Team Pursuit at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships. 17 October – Denmark wins a gold medal in Team Pursuit. 20 October Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth wins a gold medal for Denmark in Women's Madison. Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv wins a gold medal for Denmark in Men's madison.
Golf
8 December – Rasmus Højgaard wins AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Openn.
Handball
27 January – Denmark wins the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in handball by defeating Norway 31–27 in the final.
Sailing
30 Oc tober – Anne-Marie Rindom wins the 2019 Women's World Sailor of the Year Award.
Tennis
8 June – Holger Rune wins the 2019 French Open – Boys' Singles.
Deaths
5 May - Ib Glindemann, jazz composer and bandleader (born 1934) 10 June – Ib Nørlund, composer (born 1931) 31 December Eva Sørensen, sculptor and ceramist (born 1940) 19 August Lars Larsen, businessman, company founder (born 1948)