1981 in Iceland

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Last updated November 07, 2025

The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland .

Incumbents

Events

Iceland no longer has an army due to a shortage of money^{[ citation needed ]}
Pétur Sigurgeirsson became the eleventh Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Sigurbjörn Einarsson in the position. [1]

Births

7 January – Ármann Smári Björnsson, footballer
22 March – Rakel Logadóttir, footballer
29 April – Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, television personality
13 July – Helgi Daníelsson, footballer
31 August – Örn Arnarson, swimmer.^[2]
5 September – Logi Gunnarsson, basketball player
4 October – Friðrik Ómar, singer
12 October – Indriði Sigurðsson, footballer
17 October – Snorri Guðjónsson, handball player
10 December – Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson, footballer
14 December – Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson, footballer

Deaths

28 July – Magnús Kjartansson, journalist, writer, and politician (born 1919).^[3]

References

↑ "Pétur Sigurgeirsson er látinn - RÚV.is". RÚV. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Örn Arnarson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
↑ "Magnús Kjartansson | Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 | Alþingismannatal | Þingmenn | Alþingi" (in Icelandic). Alþingi . Retrieved 2 September 2016.

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[1] "Pétur Sigurgeirsson er látinn - RÚV.is". RÚV. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2025-11-06.

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

[3] "Magnús Kjartansson | Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 | Alþingismannatal | Þingmenn | Alþingi" (in Icelandic). Alþingi . Retrieved 2 September 2016.

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