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1961 in Iceland

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Decades:
  
1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s

See also:
  
Other events of 1961 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1961 in Iceland.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
  • Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson

    • Births

  • 4 January – Gunnar Gíslason, footballer
  • 4 April – Gyrðir Elíasson, writer
  • 23 April – Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
  • 30 April – Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer
  • 23 July – Kristján Arason, handball player.
  • 12 December – Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer
  • 13 December – Guðmundur Torfason, footballer

    • Full date missing

  • Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction

    • References

    1961 in Iceland Wikipedia
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