1991 in Iceland explained

The following lists events that happened in 1991 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President  - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir^[1]
• Prime Minister  - Steingrímur Hermannsson, Davíð Oddsson^[2]

Events

• 20 April  - Icelandic parliamentary election, 1991

Births

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fillion . Stéphanie . The World’s First Elected Female President Reflects On Breaking Barriers, Women’s Rights . Forbes . 12 February 2024 . 14 November 2022 . She was the country’s president for 16 years, between 1980 and 1996,....
2. Web site: Davíð Oddsson . Althingi . 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. Web site: Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson . www.soccerbase.com . 18 July 2016 .
4. Web site: Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir. Alþingi. 18 July 2016. Icelandic.
5. no . Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062836/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/hrafnhildur-luthersdottir-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 July 2016.
6. Web site: Hannibal Valdimarsson. www.althingi.is . Icelandic . 17 June 2019.