1956 in Iceland

← 1955 1954 1953 1956 in Iceland → 1957 1958 1959
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1956 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1956 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
• Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Hermann Jónasson

Events

Births

Helgi Ólafsson

• 21 April – Jóhann Sigurðarson, actor and singer
• 16 May – Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson, handball player
• 29 May – Bjarni Friðriksson, judoka
• 06 June - Bubbi Morthens, musician
• 30 July – Árni Sigfússon, politician
• 15 August – Helgi Ólafsson, chess grandmaster
• 27 August – Magnús Bergs, footballer
• 21 September – Jón Gunnarsson, politician.^[1]

Deaths

References

1. "Jón Gunnarsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.