1979 in Iceland

none 1979 The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland. Incumbents President – Kristján Eldjárn Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson (until 15 October), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (since 15 October) Events July 2016 April 19 – The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík was opened. The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík https://www.visitreykjanes.is/en/place/the-church-in-ytri-njardvik 2024-07-09 Visit Reykjanes en The hot water utility was formally founded in Hvanneyri.History of Reykjavík Energy https://www.orkuveitan.is/en/about-or/operations/history-of-reykjavik-energy/ 2024-07-09 www.orkuveitan.is en Births thumb|right|100 px|Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson February 11 – Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir, handball player February 26 – Bjarni Guðjónsson, footballer February 26 – Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor June 11 – Helgi Sveinsson, Paralympian athlete July 5 – Eva Maria Daniels, film producer (d. 2023) July 15 – Edda Garðarsdóttir, footballer July 28 – Birgitta Haukdal, singer August 8 – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball playerno https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gudjon-valur-sigurdsson-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gudjon-valur-sigurdsson-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson 18 July 2016 October 25 – Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player November 28 – Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host Deaths February 22 – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist (b. 1880) References 1979 Category:1970s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland