1989 in Iceland

none 1989 The following lists events that happened in 1989 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Prime Minister – Steingrímur Hermannsson Events 1 March – The 74-year prohibition of beer was lifted, marking the celebration of Beer Day. June 4 – Pope John Paul II celebrated an outdoor Mass in Reykjavik at the Cathedral of Christ the King during his papal visit to Iceland.Pope’s Mass Iceland Reykjavik 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_fh7e3zceU YouTube 15 June 2025 Ólafur Skúlason became the twelfth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Pétur Sigurgeirsson in the position.Greinasafn - Innskráning https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/innskraning/?redirect=/greinasafn/grein/1222962/?t=652793985&page_name=article&grein_id=1222962 2025-11-06 www.mbl.is is Births thumb|right|100 px|Kristján Einar 8 January – Kristján Einar, racing driver 1 February – Alfreð Finnbogason, footballer 10 March – Brynjar Guðmundsson, alpine skier.no https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/brynjar-gudmundsson-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/brynjar-gudmundsson-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Brynjar Guðmundsson 18 July 2016 22 April – Aron Gunnarsson, footballer 29 May – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson, singer 19 June – Ögmundur Kristinsson, footballer 8 September – Gylfi Sigurðsson, footballer 18 September – Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, CrossFit athlete Deaths 13 March – Haukur Óskarsson, footballer (b. 1915) 16 April – Brynjólfur Bjarnason, politician (b. 1898) Full date missing Jón Gunnar Árnason, sculptor (b. 1931) Ragnar Kjartansson, sculptor (b. 1923) References 1989 Category:1980s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland