1954 in Iceland

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Last updated July 18, 2019

The following lists events that happened in 1954 in Iceland .

1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade.

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 358,780 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.

Incumbents

President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors

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

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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Events

Births

23 January – Guðný Halldórsdóttir, film director and screenwriter
12 May – Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, film director
18 June – Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, actress
8 August – Finnur Ingólfsson, politician.^[1]
18 September – Einar Már Guðmundsson, poet and novelist
11 December – Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, musician
31 December – Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, politician

Guðný Halldórsdóttir is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1984. Her 2007 film The Quiet Storm was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Her father was writer and 1955 Nobel prize winner Halldór Laxness, while her mother was writer and textile designer Auður Laxness.

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director and producer.

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir is an Icelandic actress. She has appeared in twelve films since 1981. She starred in As in Heaven, which was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. She is the sister of director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Her husband is the singer, actor and composer Egill Ólafsson. She was the Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Iceland from 2005 to 2015.

Deaths

18 October – Einar Jónsson, sculptor (b. 1874)

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References

↑ "Finnur Ingólfsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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[1] "Finnur Ingólfsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.