1930 in Iceland explained

The following lists events that happened in 1930 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister  - Tryggvi Þórhallsson

Events

• The Communist Party of Iceland is founded.
• The Icelandic State Radio named RUV begins broadcasting.
• The 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Icelandic parliament.^[1]

Births

• 22 March  - Eyþór Þorláksson, guitarist and composer (d. 2018).^[2]
• 15 April  - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, politician.^[3]
• 26 May  - Ragnhildur Helgadóttir, politician (d. 2016).^[4]
• 25 August  - Baldur Ragnarsson, poet (d. 2018)

Notes and References

1. News: August 21, 1937 . Captain Jonasson was sent as Canadian delegate to the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of the Icelandic parliament in 1930 . The Calgary Daily Herald . 28.
2. News: Andlát: Eyþór Þorláksson . 19 December 2018 . mbl.is.
3. Web site: Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Alþingi. Icelandic. 23 July 2016.
4. Web site: Ragnhildur Helgadóttir | Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 | Alþingismannatal | Þingmenn | Alþingi. Alþingi. 2 September 2016. is.