1979 in Iceland

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Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1979 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland.

Incumbents

President – Kristján Eldjárn

Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson, Benedikt Gröndal

11 February – Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir, handball player

26 February – Bjarni Guðjónsson, footballer

26 February – Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor

11 June – Helgi Sveinsson, Paralympian athlete

15 July – Edda Garðarsdóttir, footballer

28 July – Birgitta Haukdal, singer

8 August – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball player.

25 October – Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player

28 November – Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host

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