The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- President – Kristján Eldjárn
- Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson
Events
January
May
- May 18 - Joseph Godber, British Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announces that Royal Navy frigates will protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed 50-mile limit round Iceland.
Births
- 11 January – Andri Steinþór Björnsson, psychologist
- 4 June – Lárus Sigurðsson, footballer.[2]
- 22 June – Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir, politician[3]
- 14 July – Andri Snær Magnason, writer
- 14 July – Pétur Marteinsson, footballer
References
- ^ Thorarinsson, S.; Steinthorsson, S.; Einarsson, T.; Kristmannsdottir, H.; Oskarsson, N. (1973-02-09). "The eruption on Heimaey, Iceland". Nature. 241 (5389): 372–375. Bibcode:1973Natur.241..372T. doi:10.1038/241372a0. S2CID 4163208.
- ^ "Larus Sigurdsson". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (XML)" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.