1980 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1980 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Events
- Vigdis Finnbogadottir becomes first woman president of Iceland.[1]
Births
- 21 March – Veigar Páll Gunnarsson, footballer
- 10 May – Dagný Skúladóttir, handball player
- 22 May – Róbert Gunnarsson, handball player.[2]
- 25 May – Joey Guðjónsson, footballer
- 20 July – Sturla Ásgeirsson, handball player.[3]
- 7 October – Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, footballer
- 21 October – Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson, politician[4]
- 22 October – Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, politician
- 18 December – Marel Baldvinsson, footballer
Deaths
- 20 October – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, politician (b. 1894).[5]
Full date missing
- Jón Guðmundsson, chess player (b. 1904)
References
- ↑ "Iceland profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Róbert Gunnarsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sturla Ásgeirsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "Stefán Jóh. Stefánsson". www.althingi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2019.