1979 in Iceland

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Last updated May 22, 2020

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland .

Incumbents

Events

Births

11 February – Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir, handball player
26 February – Bjarni Guðjónsson, footballer
26 February – Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor
11 June – Helgi Sveinsson, Paralympian athlete
15 July – Edda Garðarsdóttir, footballer
28 July – Birgitta Haukdal, singer
8 August – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball player.^[1]
25 October – Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player
28 November – Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host

Deaths

22 February – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist (b. 1880)

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References

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

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