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1981 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland.
Incumbents
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[edit]- Iceland no longer has an army due to a shortage of money[citation needed]
- Pétur Sigurgeirsson became the eleventh Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Sigurbjörn Einarsson in the position.[1]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2016)
Births
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- 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.[2]
- 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
[edit]- 28 July – Magnús Kjartansson, journalist, writer, and politician (born 1919).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pétur Sigurgeirsson er látinn - RÚV.is". RÚV. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Örn Arnarson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Magnús Kjartansson | Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 | Alþingismannatal | Þingmenn | Alþingi" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

