The following lists events that happened in 1961 in Iceland.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
October 26-December 16 -Vikrahraun basaltic eruption[1]
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Births edit
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- 4 January – Gunnar Gíslason, footballer
- 4 April – Gyrðir Elíasson, writer
- 23 April – Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, actor
- 30 April – Arnór Guðjohnsen, footballer
- 23 July – Kristján Arason, handball player.[2]
- 12 December – Lárus Guðmundsson, footballer
- 13 December – Guðmundur Torfason, footballer
Full date missing edit
- Arnaldur Indriðason, writer of crime fiction
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ Blasizzo, Aline Y.; Ukstins, Ingrid A.; Scheidt, Stephen P.; Graettinger, Alison H.; Peate, David W.; Carley, Tamara L.; Moritz, Adam J.; Thines, Jennifer E. (2022). "Vikrahraun—the 1961 basaltic lava flow eruption at Askja, Iceland: morphology, geochemistry, and planetary analogs". Earth, Planets, and Space. 74 (1): 168. doi:10.1186/s40623-022-01711-5. ISSN 1343-8832. PMC 9653356. PMID 36397812.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristján Arason". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.