1947 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1947 in Iceland.

← 1946 1945 1944 1947 in Iceland → 1948 1949 1950
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1947 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President – Sveinn Björnsson
• Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

Births

Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister 2004–2006

• 20 February – Eggert Magnússon, businessman
• 4 March – Gunnar Hansen, actor (d. 2015)
• 29 June – Ágúst Guðmundsson, film director and screenwriter
• 24 August – Ólafur Haukur Símonarson, novelist and playwright
• 8 September – Halldór Ásgrímsson, politician (d. 2015)
• 25 September – Guðmundur Sigurjónsson, chess grandmaster
• 26 October – Gísli Guðjónsson, professor of forensic psychology
• 31 October – Gunnsteinn Skúlason, handball player.[1]

Deaths

• 12 September – Thor Philip Axel Jensen, Danish entrepreneur who settled in Iceland (b. 1863)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gunnsteinn Skúlason". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.