1976 in Iceland

← 1975 1974 1973 1976 in Iceland → 1977 1978 1979
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1976 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1976 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Geir Hallgrímsson

Events

Births

Katrín Jakobsdóttir

• 1 February – Katrín Jakobsdóttir, politician.^[1]
• 9 May – Ásthildur Helgadóttir, footballer.^[2]
• 30 May – Arna Lára Jónsdóttir, politician.^[3]
• 24 December – Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, musician.^[4]

Deaths

• 22 January – Hermann Jónasson, politician (b. 1896)
• 6 December – Magnús Brynjólfsson, alpine skier (b. 1923).^[5]

References

1. "Katrín Jakobsdóttir". Alþingi. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
2. "Ásthildur Helgadóttir". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
3. "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
4. "RUV - Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson profile". RUV. 2013-01-14. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magnús Brynjólfsson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.