1961 in Iceland

none 1961 The following lists events that happened in 1961 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson Events 11 March - The Althing approves a resolution ending the First Cod WarÁgústsson Helgi 2007-12-15 Guðni Th. Jóhannesson: Þorskastríðin þrjú - saga landhelgismálsins 1948-1976 https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.c.2007.3 Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 3 2 10.13177/irpa.c.2007.3 1670-679X free October 26-December 16 -Vikrahraun basaltic eruptionBlasizzo Aline Y. Ukstins Ingrid A. Scheidt Stephen P. Graettinger Alison H. Peate David W. Carley Tamara L. Moritz Adam J. Thines Jennifer E. 2022 Vikrahraun—the 1961 basaltic lava flow eruption at Askja, Iceland: morphology, geochemistry, and planetary analogs Earth, Planets and Space 74 1 168 10.1186/s40623-022-01711-5 free 1343-8832 9653356 36397812 Births thumb|right|100 px|Gyrðir Elíasson 4 January – Gunnar Gíslason, footballer 4 April – Gyrðir Elíasson, writer 23 April – Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor 30 April – Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer 23 July – Kristján Arason, handball player.no https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/kristjan-arason-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/kristjan-arason-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Kristján Arason 19 July 2016 12 December – Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer 13 December – Guðmundur Torfason, footballer Full date missing Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction Deaths References 1961 Category:1960s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland