2019 in Iceland

Events in the year 2019 in Iceland.

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See also:	Other events of 2019 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
• Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Events

Main article: 2019

• 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

Main article: births in 2019

Further information: Category:2019 births

Deaths

• 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

• 2019 European Parliament election