1944 in Iceland

← 1943 1942 1941 1944 in Iceland → 1945 1946 1947
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1944 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1944 in Iceland, the year of its independence.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Kristján X (until 17 June 1944)
• President – Sveinn Björnsson (after 17 June 1944)
• Prime Minister – Björn Þórðarson (until 21 October 1944), Ólafur Thors (after 21 October 1944)

Events

February

• February 25 – The Republic of Iceland is founded.

June

• June 17 – Sveinn Björnsson became the first President of Iceland.^[1]

References

1. "Iceland - Foreign Rule, Geography, History". Britannica. Retrieved 5 September 2025.