1978 in Iceland

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1978
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Iceland

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The following lists events that happened in 1978 in Iceland .

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Incumbents

Events

Births

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Magni Ásgeirsson

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Events in the year 1979 in Norway.

Events in the year 1978 in Norway.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vala Flosadóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.