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The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland.
- President – Kristján Eldjárn
- Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson (until 15 October), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (since 15 October)
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- April 19 – The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík was opened. [1]
- The hot water utility was formally founded in Hvanneyri. [2]
- 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
- February 22 – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist (b. 1880)
- ^ "The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík". Visit Reykjanes. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "History of Reykjavík Energy". www.orkuveitan.is. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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| Decades: | |||||
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| See also: | |||||
The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland.
- President – Kristján Eldjárn
- Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson (until 15 October), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (since 15 October)
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| This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2016) |
- April 19 – The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík was opened. [1]
- The hot water utility was formally founded in Hvanneyri. [2]
- 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
- February 22 – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist (b. 1880)
- ^ "The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík". Visit Reykjanes. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "History of Reykjavík Energy". www.orkuveitan.is. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.