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The following lists events that happened in 1942 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Kristján X
- Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson, Ólafur Thors, Björn Þórðarson
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (Occupied)
Events
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Births
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- 9 January – Eysteinn Björnsson, writer
- 23 January – Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson, politician[1]
- 11 June – Jón Halldór Kristjánsson, politician
- 12 August – Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher (d. 2005)
- 4 October – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, politician
- 21 October – Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir, poet and translator (d. 2016)
- 2 December – Anna G. Jónasdóttir, political scientist
Deaths
- 19 March – Jón Helgason, the seventh Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1917-1939 (b. 1866)
References
- ^ "Sighvatur Björgvinsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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