1961 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1961 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
• Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson

Events

October 26-December 16 -Vikrahraun basaltic eruption

Births

• 4 January – Gunnar Gíslason, footballer
• 4 April – Gyrðir Elíasson, writer
• 23 April – Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
• 30 April – Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer
• 23 July – Kristján Arason, handball player.
• 12 December – Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer
• 13 December – Guðmundur Torfason, footballer

Full date missing

• Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction

Deaths

References