1969 in Iceland

← 1968 1967 1966 1969 in Iceland → 1970 1971 1972
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1969 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1969 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson

Events

• March 26 - Landnemar Scout Association was founded in Hlíðar in Reykjavík.
• July 1 - The KR table tennis league was founded in Reykjavík.
• October 3 - The Smyrlabjarga power plant was officially commissioned in Iceland.

Births

Jóhann Jóhannsson

• 26 August – Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson, Musical artist
• 5 September – Rúnar Kristinsson, footballer
• 19 September – Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer (d. 2018)^[1]
• 12 November – Helena Ólafsdóttir, footballer^[2]

Deaths

• 29 May – Ásmundur Guðmundsson, the ninth Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1954-1959 (b. 1888)^[3]

References

1. Codrea-Rado, Anna (12 February 2018). "Johann Johannsson, Award-Winning Movie Composer, Dies at 48". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
2. "Vilja fá 5000 manns á völlinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 June 2004. p. 8. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
3. "Ísmús - íslenskur músík- og menningararfur". www.ismus.is. Retrieved 2025-11-08.