2019 in Iceland explained

Events in the year 2019 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
• Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Events

• August 18 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering 15.5frac=8NaNfrac=8.

Deaths

• 2 April – Jón Helgason, 87, MP (1974–1995), Minister of Justice (1983–1987) and Agriculture (1987–1988).^[1]
• 15 July – Thorsteinn I. Sigfusson, 65, physicist.^[2]
• 31 December – Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir, 69, politician^[3]

See also

• 2019 European Parliament election

Notes and References

1. https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2019/04/04/andlat_jon_helgason/ Andlát: Jón Helgason
2. https://tass.ru/nauka/6677197 Умер идеолог "водородной энергетики" профессор Сигфуссон
3. News: Kolbeinsson Proppé. Óttar. Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir er látin. Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir is dead. Fréttablaðið. is. 1 January 2020. 16 January 2022.