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1959 in Iceland

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Decades:
  
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

See also:
  
Other events of 1959 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1959 in Iceland.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
  • Prime Minister – Emil Jónsson, Ólafur Thors

    • Births

  • 1 February – Ómar Torfason, footballer
  • 21 April – Lúðvík Geirsson, politician.
  • 18 February – Hallgrímur Helgason, painter, novelist, translator, and columnist
  • 19 June – Örn Árnason, actor, comedian and screenwriter
  • 27 June – Pétur Pétursson, footballer
  • 4 July – Eiríkur Hauksson, heavy metal vocalist
  • 7 September – Alfreð Gíslason, handball player and coach

    • Full date missing

  • Elsa Waage, opera singer

    • Full date missing

  • Kristín Jónsdóttir, painter (b. 1888)

    • References

    1959 in Iceland Wikipedia
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