1953 in Iceland

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1953 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1953 in Iceland.

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

• 9 February – Egill Ólafsson, singer, songwriter and actor
• 19 February – Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, political scientist
• 1 May – Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, children's writer
• 19 June – Össur Skarphéðinsson, politician
• 26 June – Kristján L. Möller, politician.^[1]
• 15 December – Herbert Guðmundsson, singer-songwriter

Deaths

References