1980 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1980 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Kristján Eldjárn, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• Prime Minister – Benedikt Gröndal, Gunnar Thoroddsen

Events

Births

• 21 March – Veigar Páll Gunnarsson, footballer
• 10 May – Dagný Skúladóttir, handball player
• 22 May – Róbert Gunnarsson, handball player.
• 25 May – Joey Guðjónsson, footballer
• 20 July – Sturla Ásgeirsson, handball player.
• 7 October – Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, footballer
• 21 October – Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson, politician
• 22 October – Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, politician
• 18 December – Marel Baldvinsson, footballer

Deaths

• 20 October – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, politician (b. 1894).

Full date missing

• Jón Guðmundsson, chess player (b. 1904)

References