1940 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1940 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson

Events

• 9 April - Iceland takes full control of its foreign policy following the German invasion of Denmark.
• 10 May - The British Invasion of Iceland begins.

Births

• 11 January – Örn Steinsen, footballer
• 15 September – Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir, politician.
• 16 September – Ómar Ragnarsson, media personality
• 11 December – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, writer (d. 2010)

Deaths

References