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| 1979 |
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| Denmark granted Greenland home rule. | 1 |
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| 1980, June 1 |
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| The Danish government declared a 200-mile economic zone off the east coast of Greenland. | 2 |
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| 1982–93 |
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| Conservative Party in power. Poul Schlüter took office as premier and formed a four-party coalition government on Sept. 10, 1982. He became Denmark's first Conservative Party prime minister since 1901. His severe austerity measures in the following years brought about a subsequent economic recovery. | 3 |
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| 1983 |
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| Denmark led the Common Market countries in the number of married women working outside the home; by 1983, 80 percent of married Danish women were employed. The Danes also led EC nations with its number of illegitimate births (40.6 percent of all births in 1983). | 4 |
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| 1985, March 24–31 |
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| A major private-sector strike broke out over a collective wage agreement. The Folketing approved a series of emergency measures requiring a return to work and imposing wage increases of 2 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, in each of the next two years. | 5 |
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| 1985, Dec.–1986, Oct |
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| The Folketing approved restrictive immigration legislation limiting the admission of refugees and those seeking political asylum. | 6 |
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| 1989, May 26 |
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| Matrimonial law: marriage laws were revised so that all civil rights of married couples were extended to both heterosexuals and homosexuals who had previously lodged an official registration of their relationship. | 7 |
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| Oct. 1 |
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| Eleven male couples were married in the first wedding ceremonies governed by Denmark's Registered Partnership Law. | 8 |
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