Events from the year 1965 in Denmark.

Incumbents Monarch – Frederik IX Prime minister – Jens Otto Krag

Events

Births

January–March 3 January – Jens Albinus, actor 6 January – Bjørn Lomborg, author 19 February – Jan E. Jørgensen, politician 31 January – Christian Frederiksen, canoer 11 February – Michael Mio Nielsen, footballer 29 March – Henrik Nielsen, footballer

April–June 1 April – Brian Nielsen, boxer 12 April – Kim Bodnia, actor 20 April – Rolf Sørensen, cyclist 23 April – Lasse Spang Olsen, filmmaker 12 May – Renée Simonsen, former model 1 June – Alexander Kølpin, hotel owner and former ballet dancer

July–September 3 July – Connie Nielsen, actress 20 September Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, badminton player and president of the World Vadminton Federation 23 September – Master Fatman, media personality (1965–2019) 26 September – Lene Espersen, politician

October–December 16 October – Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, actress 30 October – Julian LeFay, video game designer (d. 2025) 22 November – Mads Mikkelsen, actor 14 December – Helle Helle, author

Deaths

January–March 6 January – Søren Marinus Jensenm wrestler (born 1879) 31 January – Cay Lembcke, co-founder of the Danish Boy Schots movement (died 1885 2 February Axel Aabrink, painter (born 1887) 5 March – Frits Schlegel, architect (died 1896) 23 March Viggo Jarl, sculptor (born 1879)

April–June 3 April – Else Jacobsen, swimmer (born 1911) 12 June – Arnold Peter Møller, shipping magnate, founder of A. P. Moller-Maersk (born 1876) 21 June – Kay Fisker, architect (born 1893)

July–September 6 August – Aksel Sandemose, author (born 1899)

October–December 20 December – Olga Aae, Danish artist 23 December – Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, Olympic athlete (born 1888)

See also 1965 in Danish television

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