1968 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1968 in Iceland.

← 1967 1966 1965 1968 in Iceland → 1969 1970 1971
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1968 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson

Births

Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson

• 12 March – Ólafur Gottskálksson, footballer
• 20 May – Ólafur Kristjánsson, footballer
• 29 May – Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, economist and politician.[1]
• 9 June – Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, politician.[2]
• 25 June – Sigursteinn Gíslason, footballer (d. 2012).[3]
• 26 June – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian
• 29 July – Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, scientist

Deaths

Jón Leifs

• 18 June – Nína Tryggvadóttir, artist (b. 1913)
• 30 July – Jón Leifs, composer, pianist, and conductor (b. 1899)

Full date missing

• Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor (b. 1889)

References

1. "Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. "Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
3. "Sigursteinn D. Gíslason". Morgunblaðið. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.