1960 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1960 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
• Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors

Events

• 11 March 1961 - The Icelandic Althing approved the agreement which expands its territorial waters to 12 nmi (22 km), following the first stage of the territorial dispute with the United Kingdom known as the Cod Wars.

Births

• 1 June – Einar Vilhjálmsson, javelin thrower
• 18 July – Guðmundur Steinsson, footballer
• 30 July – Árni Þór Sigurðsson, ambassador
• 4 September – Elín Hirst, politician.
• 8 October – Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir, politician
• 16 October – Bjarni Sigurðsson, footballer
• 13 November – Jón Loftur Árnason, chess grandmaster
• 8 December – Broddi Kristjansson, badminton player
• 8 December – Sólveig Anspach, film director and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 23 December – Guðmundur Guðmundsson, handball player

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