1979 in Iceland explained

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.^[1]
• The hot water utility was formally founded in Hvanneyri.^[2]

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^[3]
• October 25  - Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player
• November 28  - Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host

Deaths

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík . 2024-07-09 . Visit Reykjanes . en.
2. Web site: History of Reykjavík Energy . 2024-07-09 . www.orkuveitan.is . en.
3. no . Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gudjon-valur-sigurdsson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 July 2016.