1936 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1936 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson

Events

• 11 May - The Icelandic sports club Knattspyrnufélagið Víðir is established.
• 1 June - The Icelandic sports club the UMF Selfoss is established.
• 10 August - The Icelandic Airline is founded.
• 22 October - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes 103 km NNW of Siglufjörður, causing light to moderate shaking across the northern and western regions.
• 31 October - The Icelandic daily newspaper Þjóðviljinn is founded and operates until 1999 when it ends in January 1999 because of financial troubles.

Births

• 7 May – Jón Kristinsson, architect
• 16 June – Árni Njálsson, footballer
• 19 July – Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson, politician. (d. 2019)
• 16 September – Helgi Valdimarsson (d. 2018)
• 16 November – Ólafur Gíslason, footballer
• 26 December – Bjarni Felixson, footballer

References