1941 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1941 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Events
7 July - the defence of Iceland was transferred to the United States from the United Kingdom following the conclusion of Operation Fork in 1940[1] as a means of preventing Nazi Germany from gaining access to the air and shipping routes around the country.[2] Approximately 4,095 U.S. marines arrived in Reykjavik to replace British forces.
1 October - U.S. civilians arrived in Iceland to assist with the construction of fuel-oil facilities.
16 August - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill formally visited Iceland following the Atlantic Charter.[3]
30 October - Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, a pioneering Icelandic politician, suffragist, schoolteacher, and gymnast, who was a pivotal advocate for women's rights and was the first woman elected into Icelandic parliament, died on 30 October 1941.
27 November - Convoy QP 3, which was part of the Arctic convoys transferring goods from the Soviet Union to the United Kingdom, made a stop in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. Unknown - Icelandic composer Jón Leifs first premiered his Organ Concerto sometime in 1941. May 1941 - When the German battleship Bismarck sank the British vessel Hood off Iceland's Westfjords coast, gunfire could be heard approximately 200 miles away in Reykjavík. By 1941, the Althing adopted a law creating the position of regent for Sveinn Björnsson, marking a significant step toward Icelandic independence.[4]
Births
- 2 January – Björgólfur Guðmundsson, businessman.
- 6 January – Ingvar Elísson, footballer.
- 17 April – Jón Sigurðsson, politician.[5]
- 18 September – Hafliði Hallgrímsson, composer.[6]
Deaths
- 30 October – Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, politician, suffragist, schoolteacher and gymnast (b. 1867).[7]
References
- ↑ Karlsson, Gunnar (2017). ICELAND'S 1100 YEARS : history of a marginal society. C HURST & CO PUB LTD. ISBN 978-1849049115. OCLC 986911706.
- ↑ Conn, Stetson; Fairchild, Byron (January 2, 2003). "CHAPTER VI From Nonbelligerency to War". Center for Military History United States Army. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "80 Years Since Churchill Charmed the Icelandic Nation". Iceland Monitor. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "Iceland during WW2". Sky HISTORY TV channel. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ "Jón Sigurðsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ísmús | Hafliði Halgrímsson".
- ↑ "Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason" (in Icelandic). Althing. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.