1973 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Ólafur 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 frigates 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 – Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir, politician
• 14 July – Andri Snær Magnason, writer
• 14 July – Pétur Marteinsson, footballer

References