1968 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1968 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson

Events

Hægri dagurinn or H-dagurinn happened in May, when Iceland switched from left-hand traffic to right hand traffic

Births

• 12 March – Ólafur Gottskálksson, footballer
• 14 March – Magnús Árni Magnússon, politician
• 20 May – Ólafur Kristjánsson, footballer
• 29 May – Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, economist and politician.
• 9 June – Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, politician.
• 25 June – Sigursteinn Gíslason, footballer (d. 2012).
• 26 June – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian
• 29 July – Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, scientist

Deaths

• 18 June – Nína Tryggvadóttir, artist (b. 1913)
• 30 July – Jón Leifs, composer, pianist, and conductor (b. 1899)

Full date missing

• Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor (b. 1889)

References