1953 in Iceland

none 1953 The following events happened in Iceland in 1953. Incumbents President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Prime Minister – Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Ólafur Thors Events The year 1953 in Iceland was mostly remembered due to the Cambridge Langjökull Expedition which involved exploring the "Ok" volcano known for erupting in the Pleistocene era. Births thumb|right|100 px|Herbert Guðmundsson 9 February – Egill Ólafsson, singer, songwriter and actor 19 February – Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, political scientist 1 May – Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, children's writer 12 June – Árni Steinar Jóhannsson, politicianÞingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Árni Steinar Jóhannsson https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=4 Althing 18 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208133845/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=4 8 December 2022 Reykjavík, Iceland is 19 June – Össur Skarphéðinsson, politician 26 June – Kristján L. Möller, politicianhttps://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=396 Kristján L. Möller Alþingi Icelandic 19 July 2016 15 December – Herbert Guðmundsson, singer-songwriter Deaths 13 October – Sigurgeir Sigurðsson, the eighth Bishop of Iceland, served in office since 1939 (b. 1890)Háskólabókasafn Landsbókasafn Íslands- Tímarit.is https://timarit.is/page/4307477 2025-11-08 timarit.is is References 1953 Category:1950s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland