The following lists events that happened in 1950 in Iceland.

Incumbents

  • President – Sveinn Björnsson
  • Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Steingrímur Steinþórsson

Events

  • 1950 Geysir air crash
  • KR won the Úrvalsdeild.
  • The Iceland Symphony Orchestra was founded.
  • Heiðmörk was proclaimed a municipal conservation area of Reykjavík.

Births

  • 13 January – Valgerður Bjarnadóttir, politician.
  • 23 March – Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, politician
  • 16 June – Kristenn Einarsson, publisher
  • 26 August – Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, poet and novelist
  • 3 September – Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, footballer (d. 2021)
  • 4 September – Tómas Pálsson, footballer
  • 19 October – Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir, politician (d. 2019)
  • 4 November – Jón Pétursson, footballer

Deaths

  • 25 April – Guðjón Samúelsson, architect (b. 1887)

References


Auf einer Reise nach Island, hier Hochgebäude, Island 1930er Jahre

A Postcard from Reykjavik Iceland’s Volcanic History Origins

1950s — Paleofuture Blog — Paleofuture

View of Reykjavik, Iceland. Date circa 1930s Stock Photo Alamy

Iceland 1907/1925 Catawiki