1942 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1942 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson, Ólafur Thors, Björn Þórðarson
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (Occupied)

Events

Births

• 9 January – Eysteinn Björnsson, writer
• 23 January – Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson, politician
• 11 June – Jón Halldór Kristjánsson, politician
• 12 August – Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher (d. 2005)
• 4 October – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, politician
• 21 October – Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir, poet and translator (d. 2016)
• 2 December – Anna G. Jónasdóttir, political scientist

Deaths

• 19 March – Jón Helgason, the seventh Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1917-1939 (b. 1866)

References