1929 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1929 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister – Tryggvi Þórhallsson

Events

• 8 March – Litla-Hraun prison established
• 25 May – The Conservative Party merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party
• 1929 Úrvalsdeild
• The newspaper Ísafold merged with Morgunblaðið

Births

• 30 June – Atli Steinarsson, swimmer (d. 2017)
• 6 July – Högna Sigurðardóttir, architect (d. 2017)
• 12 October – Magnus Magnusson, journalist, translator, writer and television presenter (d. 2007)
• 11 November – Pálmi Jónsson, politician. (d. 2017)
• 12 November – Ríkharður Jónsson, footballer (d. 2017)

Deaths

• 12 November – Bogi Thorarensen Melsteð, historian and politician (b. 1860).

References