1929 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1929 in Iceland.

← 1928 1927 1926 1929 in Iceland → 1930 1931 1932
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1929 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister – Tryggvi Þórhallsson

Events

Litla-Hraun prison

• 8 March – Litla-Hraun prison established
• 25 May – The Conservative Party merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party
• 1929 Úrvalsdeild
• The newspaper Ísafold merged with Morgunblaðið

Births

• 30 June – Atli Steinarsson, swimmer (d. 2017)
• 6 July – Högna Sigurðardóttir, architect[1][2]
• 12 October – Magnus Magnusson, journalist, translator, writer and television presenter (d. 2007)
• 11 November – Pálmi Jónsson, politician.[3]
• 12 November – Ríkharður Jónsson, footballer

Deaths

• 12 November – Bogi Thorarensen Melsteð, historian and politician (b. 1860).[4]

References

1. "Högna Sigurðardóttir látin". RÚV. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
2. "Greinasafn - Innskráning". secure.mbl.is. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
3. "Pálmi Jónsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
4. "Bogi Th. Melsteð". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 September 2016.