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Historical Events
Results 1 - 32 of 32
0930-06-23 - World's oldest parliament, the Iceland Parliament, established
1783-06-08 - Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption
1783-07-29 - Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000
1899-02-16 - Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Iceland's first football club is founded.
1918-12-01 - Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence
1918-12-01 - Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown
1929-05-08 - Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway
1935-01-28 - Iceland becomes 1st country to legalize abortion
1941-07-07 - US forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion
1941-10-17 - 1st US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland
1942-03-20 - Convoy PQ13 departs Reykjavik Iceland to Russia
1942-06-27 - PQ-17 convoy leaves Iceland for Archangelsk
1944-05-24 - Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark
1944-06-16 - Iceland adopts constitution
1944-06-17 - Iceland declares independence from Denmark
1944-06-17 - Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland
1949-03-30 - Riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joined NATO.
1959-05-06 - Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships
1971-04-21 - Original Codex Reguis (with Edda-liederen) returns to Iceland
1972-09-12 - Ciod War: Icelandic gunboats sink 2 British trawlers in North Sea
1973-01-23 - Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs
1975-10-15 - Iceland moves intl boundary from 50 to 200 miles
1976-06-01 - Great-Britain & Iceland terminate codfish war
1978-11-15 - 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1985-11-14 - Holmfriour Karlsottir of Iceland, 22, crowned 35th Miss World
1986-10-11 - Reagan & Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
1987-12-26 - "Les Miserables" opens at National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik
1988-06-25 - Iceland's president Vigdis Finnbogadóttirelected (90+%)
1988-11-17 - Linda Petursdottir of Iceland, 18, crowned 38th Miss World
1991-02-12 - Iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence
2002-05-23 - The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
2007-04-24 - Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime.
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 62 of 62
1726-12-01 - Eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer
1811-06-17 - Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends
1811-06-17 - Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence fighter (d. 1879)
1858-09-27 - Porsteinn Erlingsson, Iceland, poet (Pyrnar)
1880-06-19 - Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer (Dr Rung)
1881-02-27 - Sveinn Bjornsson, 1st president of Iceland (1944-52)/poet (Figur ild)
1889-03-12 - Þórbergur Þórðarson, Icelandic author (d. 1974)
1892-01-19 - Olafur Thors, Icelandic PM (6 times, 1942-63)
1894-05-13 - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
1902-04-23 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1908-04-30 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. 1970)
1915-05-29 - Igor Buketoff, Hartford Conn, conductor (Iceland Symph 1964-65)
1917-05-20 - Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005)
1923-10-05 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer (d. 1994)
1929-10-12 - Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic television presenter (d. 2007)
1930-04-15 - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland
1938-08-24 - Halldór Blöndal, Icelandic politician
1943-05-14 - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
1945-01-14 - Einar Hakonarson, Icelandic painter
1945-04-07 - Megas, Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer
1945-09-21 - Bjarni V Tryggvason, Reykjavik Iceland, astronaut (STS 85)
1946-02-11 - M C Walker, CEO (Iceland Frozen Foods)
1947-02-20 - Eggert Magnusson, Icelandic football executive
1947-03-04 - Gunnar Hansen, Icelandic actor
1947-03-29 - Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder (Iceland Frozen Foods)
1949-08-22 - Þórarinn Eldjárn, Icelandic writer
1950-01-12 - Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland
1951-04-16 - Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer
1954-12-11 - Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic engineer
1955-08-08 - Diddú, Icelandic soprano and songwriter
1958-04-23 - Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer
1958-06-16 - Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr)
1960-04-28 - Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
1962-10-02 - Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)
1963-04-23 - Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter
1964-01-22 - Maria Ellingsen, Reykjavik Iceland, actress (Katrina-Santa Barbara)
1964-11-10 - Magnús Scheving, Icelandic athlete
1965-07-21 - Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
1965-10-25 - Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor
1965-11-21 - Bjork, Iceland, singer (Like Someone in Love)
1967-01-02 - Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian
1968-02-05 - Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor
1969-01-24 - Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Icelandic actor
1974-05-02 - Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor
1974-06-13 - Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer
1974-07-11 - Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer
1975-04-23 - Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer (Sigur Rós)
1975-07-10 - Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor
1975-10-16 - Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
1976-02-07 - Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdottir, Miss Universe-Iceland (1996)
1976-04-06 - Georg Hólm, Icelandic musician
1976-12-30 - Solveig Lilja Gudmundsdottir, Miss Iceland Universe (1997)
1977-06-04 - Berglind Icey, Icelandic actor
1977-08-03 - Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor
1977-08-20 - Ivar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
1977-08-22 - Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer
1978-09-15 - Eiður Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer
1979-07-28 - Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer
1982-07-28 - Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Icelandic singer and actress
1983-04-01 - Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
1985-11-27 - Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir, Icelandic singer
1988-03-05 - Bjarni Viðarsson, Icelandic footballer
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 13 of 13
1241-09-23 - Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)
1550-11-07 - Jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484)
1674-10-27 - Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic poet (b. 1614)
1899-06-30 - Jon Helgason, Icelandic poet (Ur Landsudri), dies
1919-08-30 - Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer (Dr Rung), dies
1922-12-13 - Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician and poet (b. 1861)
1949-03-17 - Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54
1952-01-25 - Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st pres of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70
1964-12-31 - Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)
1993-01-16 - Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (b. 1960)
1994-04-07 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (b. 1923)
1998-02-09 - Laxness, Iceland's Nobel Literature laureate, dies at 95
2007-01-07 - Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929)
