1979 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson (until 15 October), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (since 15 October)

Events

• April 19 – The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík was opened.
• The hot water utility was formally founded in Hvanneyri.

Births

• February 11 – Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir, handball player
• February 26 – Bjarni Guðjónsson, footballer
• February 26 – Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor
• June 11 – Helgi Sveinsson, Paralympian athlete
• July 5 – Eva Maria Daniels, film producer (d. 2023)
• July 15 – Edda Garðarsdóttir, footballer
• July 28 – Birgitta Haukdal, singer
• August 8 – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball player
• October 25 – Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player
• November 28 – Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host

Deaths

• February 22 – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist (b. 1880)

References