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See also:	Other events in 1941 · Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1941 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Kristján X
• Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson

Events

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On 7 July the defence of Iceland was transferred to the United States from the United Kingdom following the conclusion of Operation Fork in 1940 as a means of preventing Nazi Germany from gaining access to the air and shipping routes around the country.

On 16 August Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill formally visited Iceland following the Atlantic Charter.

Births

• 2 January – Björgólfur Guðmundsson, businessman.
• 6 January – Ingvar Elísson, footballer.
• 17 April – Jón Sigurðsson, politician.
• 18 September – Hafliði Hallgrímsson, composer.

Deaths

• 30 October – Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, politician, suffragist, schoolteacher and gymnast (b. 1867).

References

1. KARLSSON, GUNNAR (2017). ICELAND'S 1100 YEARS : history of a marginal society. C HURST & CO PUB LTD. ISBN 978-1849049115. OCLC 986911706.
2. Conn, Stetson; Fairchild, Byron (January 2, 2003). "CHAPTER VI From Nonbelligerency to War". Center for Military History United States Army. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
3. "80 Years Since Churchill Charmed the Icelandic Nation". Iceland Monitor. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
4. "Jón Sigurðsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
5. "Ísmús | Hafliði Halgrímsson".
6. "Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason" (in Icelandic). Althing. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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