1960 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1960 in Iceland.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 11 March 1961 - The Icelandic Althing approved the agreement which expands its territorial waters to 12 nmi (22 km), following the first stage of the territorial dispute with the United Kingdom known as the Cod Wars.[1][2]
Births[edit]
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- 1 June – Einar Vilhjálmsson, javelin thrower
- 18 July – Guðmundur Steinsson, footballer
- 30 July – Árni Þór Sigurðsson, ambassador
- 4 September – Elín Hirst, politician.[3]
- 16 October – Bjarni Sigurðsson, footballer
- 13 November – Jón Loftur Árnason, chess grandmaster
- 8 December – Broddi Kristjansson, badminton player
- 8 December – Sólveig Anspach, film director and screenwriter (d. 2015)
- 23 December – Guðmundur Guðmundsson, handball player
References[edit]
- ^ Roberts, John (2009). Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78383-030-5.
- ^ Kurlansky, Mark (1998). Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. New York and Toronto: Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-7287-3.
- ^ "Elín Hirst". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.