1968 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1968 in Iceland.
Incumbents
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[edit]Hægri dagurinn or H-dagurinn happened in May, when Iceland switched from left-hand traffic to right hand traffic
Births
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- 12 March – Ólafur Gottskálksson, footballer
- 20 May – Ólafur Kristjánsson, footballer
- 29 May – Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, economist and politician.[1]
- 9 June – Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, politician.[2]
- 25 June – Sigursteinn Gíslason, footballer (d. 2012).[3]
- 26 June – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian
- 29 July – Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, scientist
Deaths
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- 18 June – Nína Tryggvadóttir, artist (b. 1913)
- 30 July – Jón Leifs, composer, pianist, and conductor (b. 1899)
Full date missing
[edit]- Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor (b. 1889)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Sigursteinn D. Gíslason". Morgunblaðið. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.