1991 in Iceland

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See also:	Other events of 1991 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1991 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir^[1]
• Prime Minister – Steingrímur Hermannsson,^{[citation needed]} Davíð Oddsson^[2]

Events

• 20 April – Icelandic parliamentary election, 1991

Births

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir

• 26 February – Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson, footballer.^[3]
• 16 March – Arnar Darri Pétursson, footballer
• 8 April – Dröfn Haraldsdóttir, handball player
• 10 May – Ægir Steinarsson, basketball player
• 28 June – Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir, politician.^[4]
• 2 August – Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir, swimmer.^[5]
• 10 August – Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, footballer
• 1 September – Haukur Heiðar Hauksson, footballer
• 15 November – Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir, heptathlete

Deaths

• 1 September – Hannibal Valdimarsson, politician (b. 1903).^[6]

• 4 April – Pálmi Jónsson, businessman and entrepreneur (b. 1923)

References

1. Fillion, Stéphanie (14 November 2022). "The World's First Elected Female President Reflects On Breaking Barriers, Women's Rights". Forbes. Retrieved 12 February 2024. She was the country's president for 16 years, between 1980 and 1996,...
2. "Davíð Oddsson". Althingi. Retrieved 12 February 2024. David Oddsson - Parliamentary session - Member of Parliament for Reykjavík 1991–2003, Member of Parliament for Reykjavík electorate north 2003–2005 (Independence Party). - Prime Minister 1991–2004, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004–2005.
3. "Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
4. "Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
6. "Hannibal Valdimarsson". www.althingi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2019.