1973 in Denmark

• Monarch – Margrethe II • Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen (until 19 December), Poul Hartling ==Events==

• 1 January – Denmark joined the European Economic Community (EEC) along with Ireland and the United Kingdom. • 4 December – 1973 Danish parliamentary election is held, it is later to become known as the Landslide Election (), because 5 new parties got elected, and more than half the members of the parliament were replaced. ==Sports==

Badminton • 12–17 March – 1973 Denmark Open • Elo Hansen and Ulla Strand win gold in mixed doubles Handball • 1 May – GOG Håndbold is founded ==Births==

. . . January–March • 4 January – Frank Høj, cyclist • 10 January – Jakob Cedergren, actor • 11 March – Bjarne Corydon, politician, editor-in-chief • 16 March – Inger Støjberg, politician • 24 March – Mette Jacobsen, freestyle and butterfly swimmer • 29 March – Kasper Holten, stage director April–June • 22 May – Nikolaj Lie Kaas, actor July–September • 29 April – Yildiz Akdogan, politician • 5 July – Camilla Andersen, handball player • 23 July – Thomas Ebert, rower • 24 September – Barbara Bertelsen, civil servant • 25 September – Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, politician October–December • 9 October – Thomas Frank, football manager ==Deaths==

. January–March • 18 March – Lauritz Melchior, singer (died 1890) April–June • 9 April – Sigurd Swane, painter (born 1879) • 1 May – Asger Jorn, painter (born 1914) July–September • 9 August – Christian Arhoff, actor (born 1893) October–December • 23 November – Helga Foght, textile artist (born 1902) • 30 December – Aage Bendixen, actor (born 1887) ==See also==