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1973 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened during
1973
in
Iceland
.
Incumbents
President –
Kristján Eldjárn
Prime Minister –
ÃÂlafur Jóhannesson
Events
January
January 23 -
Eldfell
on
Heimaey
erupts.
May
May 18 -
Joseph Godber
,
British
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
, announces that
Royal Navy
frigate
s will protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed 50-mile limit round Iceland.
Births
11 January –
Andri Steinþór Björnsson
, psychologist
4 June –
Lárus Sigurðsson
, footballer.
22 June –
EydÃÂs ÃÂsbjörnsdóttir
, politician
14 July –
Andri Snær Magnason
, writer
14 July –
Pétur Marteinsson
, footballer
References