1981 in Iceland

none 1981 The following lists events that happened in 1981 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Prime Minister – Gunnar Thoroddsen Events Iceland no longer has an army due to a shortage of moneyNovember 2025 Pétur Sigurgeirsson became the eleventh Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Sigurbjörn Einarsson in the position.2010-06-04 Pétur Sigurgeirsson er látinn - RÚV.is https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/petur-sigurgeirsson-er-latinn/ 2025-11-06 RÚV The Icelandic punk band Þeyr released the song "Rúdolf," which gained attention for its anti-fascist commentary on Nazism. A national census was conducted in 1981.Statistics Iceland: Census 1981 https://www.statice.is/statistics/population/census/census-1981 2026-05-07 Statistics Iceland en Circulation of the new króna begins after 1980 currency reform. Births thumb|right|100 px|Helgi Daníelsson 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.no https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/orn-arnarson-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005416/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/orn-arnarson-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Örn Arnarson 18 July 2016 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 28 July – Magnús Kjartansson, journalist, writer, and politician (born 1919).Magnús Kjartansson | Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 | Alþingismannatal | Þingmenn | Alþingi http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=419 Alþingi 2 September 2016 is References 1981 Category:1980s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland