1981 in Iceland

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Last updated March 16, 2021

The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland .

Incumbents

Events

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.^[1]
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).^[2]

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References

↑ 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] 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.

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

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