1959 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1959 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
• Prime Minister – Emil Jónsson, Ólafur Thors

Events

• Herjólfur I was built
• Sigurbjörn Einarsson became the tenth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Ásmundur Guðmundsson in the position.

Births

• 1 February – Ómar Torfason, footballer
• 21 April – Lúðvík Geirsson, politician.
• 18 February – Hallgrímur Helgason, painter, novelist, translator, and columnist
• 19 June – Örn Árnason, actor, comedian and screenwriter
• 27 June – Pétur Pétursson, footballer
• 4 July – Eiríkur Hauksson, heavy metal vocalist
• 7 September – Alfreð Gíslason, handball player and coach

Full date missing

• Elsa Waage, opera singer

Deaths

Full date missing

• Kristín Jónsdóttir, painter (b. 1888)

References