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1952 Year

1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1952nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 952nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade.

Iceland island republic in Northern Europe

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 348,580 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík, with Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country being home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate.

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Incumbents

President of Iceland

The President of Iceland is Iceland's elected head of state. The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who is now in his first term as president, elected in 2016.

Sveinn Björnsson Icelandic politician, 1st President of Iceland

Sveinn Björnsson was the first President of the Republic of Iceland (1944–1952).

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson was the second President of Iceland, from 1952 to 1968. He was a Freemason and served as Grandmaster of the Icelandic Order of Freemasons.

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Births

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Hallgerður Gísladóttir
Teitur Thordarson Icelandic association football player

Teitur Thordarson is an Icelandic football coach. He is the older brother of Ólafur Þórðarson.

Sólveig Guðrún Pétursdóttir is an Icelandic politician a former speaker of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, serving between 2005 and 2007. She was a parliament member from 1991, for the Reykjavík Constituency (1991–2003), and the Reykjavik Constituency South (2003-2007). She is a member of the Independence Party. Sólveig was Iceland's Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 1999–2003. She is a lawyer from the University of Iceland (1977).

Sigurjón Sighvatsson, also known as Joni Sighvatsson, is an Icelandic Hollywood film producer and businessman.

Deaths

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Sveinn Björnsson

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The following lists events that happened in 1944 in Iceland.

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The following lists events that happened in 1951 in Iceland.

The following lists events that happened in 1950 in Iceland.

The following lists events that happened in 1949 in Iceland.

The following lists events that happened in 1948 in Iceland.

The following lists events that happened in 1947 in Iceland.

The following lists events that happened in 1946 in Iceland.

Georgía Olga Kristiansen is an Icelandic basketball referee and a former player. She was the first female referee to officiate in the highest competitive tier men's basketball league in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild karla, and the second female referee to officiate in the top-tier Icelandic women's basketball league, Úrvalsdeild kvenna, after Indíana Sólveig Marquez. Georgía and Indíana were also the first female referee pair to officiate together a highest competitive tier game in Iceland.

References

  1. ↑ "Sólveig Pétursdóttir". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sigurjon Sighvatsson Biography (1952-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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