1936 in Iceland
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Incumbents
Events
- 11 May - The Icelandic sports club Knattspyrnufélagið VÃðir is established.
- 1 June - The Icelandic sports club the UMF Selfoss is established.
- 10 August - The Icelandic Airline is founded.[1]
- 22 October - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes 103 km NNW of Siglufjörður, causing light to moderate shaking across the northern and western regions.[2]
- 31 October - The Icelandic daily newspaper Ãjóðviljinn is founded and operates until 1999 when it ends in January 1999 because of financial troubles.
Births
- 7 May â Jón Kristinsson, architect
- 16 June â Ãrni Njálsson, footballer
- 19 July â Birgir Ãsleifur Gunnarsson, politician.[3] (d. 2019)
- 16 September â Helgi Valdimarsson (d. 2018)
- 16 November â Ãlafur GÃslason, footballer
- 26 December â Bjarni Felixson, footballer