1960 in Iceland

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Last updated November 09, 2024

The following lists events that happened in 1960 in Iceland .

Incumbents

President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors

Events

11 March 1961 - The Icelandic Althing approved the agreement which expands its territorial waters to 12 nmi (22 km), following the first stage of the territorial dispute with the United Kingdom known as the Cod Wars.^[1]^[2]

Births

1 June – Einar Vilhjálmsson, javelin thrower
18 July – Guðmundur Steinsson, footballer
30 July – Árni Þór Sigurðsson, ambassador
4 September – Elín Hirst, politician.^[3]
8 October – Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir, politician^[4]
16 October – Bjarni Sigurðsson, footballer
13 November – Jón Loftur Árnason, chess grandmaster
8 December – Broddi Kristjansson, badminton player
8 December – Sólveig Anspach, film director and screenwriter (d. 2015)
23 December – Guðmundur Guðmundsson, handball player

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">South (Althing constituency)</span> Constituency of Icelands national legislature

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southwest (Althing constituency)</span> Constituency of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland

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References

↑ Roberts, John (2009). Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78383-030-5.
↑ Kurlansky, Mark (1998). Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. New York and Toronto: Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-7287-3.
↑ "Elín Hirst". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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[1] Roberts, John (2009). Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78383-030-5.

[2] Kurlansky, Mark (1998). Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. New York and Toronto: Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-7287-3.

[3] "Elín Hirst". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[4] "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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