1968 in Iceland

none 1968 The following lists events that happened in 1968 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Kristján Eldjárn Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson Events Hægri dagurinn or H-dagurinn happened in May, when Iceland switched from left-hand traffic to right hand traffic Births thumb|right|100 px|Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson 12 March – Ólafur Gottskálksson, footballer 14 March – Magnús Árni Magnússon, politicianÞingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Magnús Árni Skjöld Magnússon https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=667 Althing 15 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015045711/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=667 15 October 2023 Reykjavík, Iceland is 20 May – Ólafur Kristjánsson, footballer 29 May – Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, economist and politician.http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/en/?ksfaerslunr=127 Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Alþingi Icelandic 19 July 2016 9 June – Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, politician.http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=722 Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Alþingi Icelandic 19 July 2016 25 June – Sigursteinn Gíslason, footballer (d. 2012).http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1408749/ Sigursteinn D. Gíslason Morgunblaðið 26 January 2012 19 July 2016 26 June – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian 29 July – Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, scientist Deaths thumb|right|100 px|Jón Leifs 18 June – Nína Tryggvadóttir, artist (b. 1913) 30 July – Jón Leifs, composer, pianist, and conductor (b. 1899) Full date missing Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor (b. 1889) References 1968 Category:1960s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland