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1998 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in
1998
in
Iceland
.
Incumbents
President –
ÃÂlafur Ragnar GrÃÂmsson
Prime Minister –
DavÃÂð Oddsson
Events
7-22 February â Iceland send 7 athletes to the
1998 Winter Olympics
in Japan, all to compete in
alpine skiing
, without winning any medals.
5 September â In a
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
match, the
Iceland national football team
draw 1-1 with
France
. Player
RÃÂkharður Daðason
scored for Iceland with a
header
.
14 October â In another UEFA qualifier, Iceland win 1-0 against
Russia
, after
Yuri Kovtun
achieved an
own goal
.
18-28 December â The volcano
GrÃÂmsvötn
erupts, causing a plume that can be seen 200 km away in
ReykjavÃÂk
.
Karl Sigurbjörnsson
ÃÂ became the thirteenth
Bishop of Iceland
, succeeding
ÃÂlafur Skúlason
in the position.
See also
Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
References