1990 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1990 in Iceland.

← 1989 1988 1987 1990 in Iceland → 1991 1992 1993
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1990 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• Prime Minister – Steingrímur Hermannsson

Events

• 1 January – The Fishery Management Act (Act 38/1990) takes effect, making permanent, fully transferable individual quotas the legal basis of Iceland’s fisheries regime.^[1]

Cultural and Festival Events

Various local and traditional events such as Bolludagur (Bun Day), Sprengidagur (Bursting Day), and Öskudagur (Ash Wednesday)

The Reykjavik Arts Festival

Sjómannadagur (Festival of the Sea)

Icelandic Independence DayThe Oddi Association (Oddafélagið) was established in Reijavik.^[2]

Births

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

• January 3 – Sunneva Einarsdóttir, handball player.^[3]
• February 4 – Karen Knútsdóttir, handball player.^[4]
• February 5 – Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir, politician
• March 14 – Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, footballer.^[5]
• March 30 – Stella Sigurðardóttir, handball player
• April 29 – Kristinn Steindórsson, footballer.^[6]
• May 13 – Ólafur Guðmundsson, handball player
• May 19 – Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson, handball player
• May 29 – Björn Daníel Sverrisson, footballer
• August 4 – Kristinn Jónsson, footballer
• September 29 – Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, footballer
• October 16 – Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, singer.^[7]
• October 27 – Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, footballer

Deaths

• September 1
  • Geir Hallgrímsson, politician (b. 1925).^[8]
  • Stefán Kristjánsson, alpine skier (b. 1924).^[9]