1989 in Iceland

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The following lists events that happened in 1989 in Iceland.

Incumbents

Events

1 March – Beer Ban is lifted in Iceland. Icelanders were at last allowed to buy beer in Iceland.^[1]

Births

Kristján Einar

8 January – Kristján Einar, racing driver
1 February – Alfreð Finnbogason, footballer
10 March – Brynjar Guðmundsson, alpine skier.^[2]
31 March – Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir, poet and publisher
22 April – Aron Gunnarsson, footballer
29 May – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson, singer
19 June – Ögmundur Kristinsson, footballer
8 September – Gylfi Sigurðsson, footballer
18 September – Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, CrossFit athlete

Deaths

13 March – Haukur Óskarsson, footballer (b. 1915)
16 April – Brynjólfur Bjarnason, politician (b. 1898)

Full date missing

Jón Gunnar Árnason, sculptor (b. 1931)
Ragnar Kjartansson, sculptor (b. 1923)

References

^ "WHY WAS BEER BANNED IN ICELAND?". 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brynjar Guðmundsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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