1995 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...
Events
- March 22 - The Dogma 95 movementDogme 95Dogme 95 was an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vow of Chastity". These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and...
is lainched at Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle conference in Paris, where the cinema world gathered to celebrate the first century of motion pictures and contemplate the uncertain future of commercial cinema.
Undated
- Thulegate, a political scandal regarding the government's tacit approval of the storage of nuclear weapons in Greenland in contravention of Denmark's nuclear free zone.
Deaths
- 28 May – Henning KronstamHenning KronstamHenning Kronstam was a famousDanish ballet dancer, ballet master and company director.Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he began training with the Royal Danish Ballet at the age of nine...
, ballet dancer, balletmaster, theatre director (born 19341934 in Denmark-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - Thorvald Stauning-Births:* June 29 – Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, balletmaster, theatre director -Deaths:* February 14 – Frederik Jensen, stage and film actor...
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