1936 in Iceland

none November 2025 1936 Iceland Flag of Iceland (1918–1944).svg 90px Other events in 1936Timeline of Icelandic history The following lists events that happened in 1936 in Iceland. Incumbents Monarch - Kristján X Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson Events 11 May - The Icelandic sports club Knattspyrnufélagið Víðir is established. 1 June - The Icelandic sports club the UMF Selfoss is established. 10 August - The Icelandic Airline is founded.Íslands Flugsafn Flugsagan https://www.flugsafn.is/is/flugsagan 2025-08-31 Flugsafn Íslands is 22 October - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes 103 km NNW of Siglufjörður, causing light to moderate shaking across the northern and western regions.Strong mag. 5.5 Earthquake - 103 km NNW of Siglufjörður, Iceland, on Thursday, Oct 22, 1936, at 11:49 pm (Universal Time) https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/8919083/mag5quake-Oct-22-1936-103-km-NNW-of-Siglufjoerdur-Iceland.html 31 August 2025 Volcano Discovery 31 October - The Icelandic daily newspaper Þjóðviljinn is founded and operates until 1999 when it ends in January 1999 because of financial troubles. Births thumb|right|100 px|Jón Kristinsson 7 May – Jón Kristinsson, architect 16 June – Árni Njálsson, footballer 19 July – Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson, politician.http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=61 Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson Alþingi Icelandic 21 July 2016 (d. 2019) 16 September – Helgi Valdimarsson (d. 2018) 16 November – Ólafur Gíslason, footballer 26 December – Bjarni Felixson, footballer References 1936 Category:1930s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland