1959 in Iceland

none 1959 The following lists events that happened in 1959 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Prime Minister – Emil Jónsson, Ólafur Thors Events July 2016 Herjólfur I was built Sigurbjörn Einarsson became the tenth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Ásmundur Guðmundsson in the position.Morgunblaðið - 129. tölublað (23.06.1959) - Tímarit.is https://timarit.is/page/1322572?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/2up 2025-11-06 timarit.is Births thumb|right|100 px|Hallgrímur Helgason 1 February – Ómar Torfason, footballer 21 April – Lúðvík Geirsson, politician.http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1130 Lúðvík Geirsson Alþingi Icelandic 19 July 2016 18 February – Hallgrímur Helgason, painter, novelist, translator, and columnist 19 June – Örn Árnason, actor, comedian and screenwriter 27 June – Pétur Pétursson, footballer 4 July – Eiríkur Hauksson, heavy metal vocalist 7 September – Alfreð Gíslason, handball player and coach Full date missing Elsa Waage, opera singer Deaths Full date missing Kristín Jónsdóttir, painter (b. 1888) References 1959 Category:1950s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland