Incumbents

Events

100 years since the reunification between North Schleswig (South Jutland) and Denmark.
250 years since the introduction of Freedom of the press in Denmark-Norway.

April 15 – COVID-19 pandemic: Denmark partially lifts its lockdown rules, allowing children up to age 11 to return to school.^[2]

18–23 February – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen win gold in Men's Double at the 2020 Spain Masters.
15 March – Viktor Axelsen wins a gold medal in Men's Single at 2020 All England Open.
13–17 October 2020 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
- Anders Antonsen wins gold in men's single

3 to 20 December – The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship is held in Denmark and Norway.

1 February – Sarah Mahfoud is new IBF world champion in featherweight after defeating Brenda Carabajal
11 October – Sverri Sandberg Nielsen wins gold in men's single sculler at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.

^ "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "Coronavirus: Denmark lets young children return to school". BBC. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Obituary: Denmark's first F1 driver Tom Belso 1942-2020". autosport.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "En af de største fynske fodboldspillere er død". fyens.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Lone Dybkjær er død". dr.dk (in Danish). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ Bent Fabricius-Bjerre er død (in Danish)
^ Nathan Stella (24 August 2020). "Danish hit singer Ulla Pia passes away". ESCBubble. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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