1981 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• Prime Minister – Gunnar Thoroddsen

Events

• Iceland no longer has an army due to a shortage of money
• Pétur Sigurgeirsson became the eleventh Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Sigurbjörn Einarsson in the position.

Births

• 7 January – Ármann Smári Björnsson, footballer
• 22 March – Rakel Logadóttir, footballer
• 29 April – Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, television personality
• 13 July – Helgi Daníelsson, footballer
• 31 August – Örn Arnarson, swimmer.
• 5 September – Logi Gunnarsson, basketball player
• 4 October – Friðrik Ómar, singer
• 12 October – Indriði Sigurðsson, footballer
• 17 October – Snorri Guðjónsson, handball player
• 10 December – Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson, footballer
• 14 December – Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson, footballer

Deaths

• 28 July – Magnús Kjartansson, journalist, writer, and politician (born 1919).

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