2019 in Iceland
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Events in the year 2019 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- August 18 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering 15.5 km2 (6 sq mi).[1]
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 2 April – Jón Helgason, 87, MP (1974–1995), Minister of Justice (1983–1987) and Agriculture (1987–1988).[2]
- 15 July – Thorsteinn I. Sigfusson, 65, physicist.[3]
- 31 December – Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir, 69, politician[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ David Moye (August 19, 2019), "Iceland Holds Funeral Honoring Glacier That Melted Away", Huffington Post.com, retrieved August 19, 2019
- ^ Andlát: Jón Helgason (in Icelandic)
- ^ Умер идеолог "водородной энергетики" профессор Сигфуссон (in Russian)
- ^ Kolbeinsson Proppé, Óttar (1 January 2020). "Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir er látin" [Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir is dead]. Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2022.