1953 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1953 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Events
The year 1953 in Iceland was mostly remembered due to the Cambridge Langjökull Expedition which involved exploring the "Ok" volcano known for erupting in the Pleistocene era.
Births
- 9 February – Egill Ólafsson, singer, songwriter and actor
- 19 February – Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, political scientist
- 1 May – Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, children's writer
- 12 June – Árni Steinar Jóhannsson, politician[1]
- 19 June – Össur Skarphéðinsson, politician
- 26 June – Kristján L. Möller, politician.[2]
- 15 December – Herbert Guðmundsson, singer-songwriter
Deaths
References
- ^ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Árni Steinar Jóhannsson" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Kristján L. Möller". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.