1964 in Iceland

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The following lists events that happened in 1964 in Iceland .

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References

  1. ↑ Pathé, British. "Duke Visits Iceland". www.britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  2. ↑ Jones, Neil (2014-08-17). "Fifty years in Europe: the Liverpool FC love affair". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Plane Missing Off Iceland; Another Ditches, 3d Is Safe". The New York Times. 1964-09-21. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geir Sveinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Lúðvík Bergvinsson" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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