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See also:	Other events of 1968 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1968 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson

Events

Hægri dagurinn or H-dagurinn happened in May, when Iceland switched from left-hand traffic to right hand traffic

Births

• 12 March – Ólafur Gottskálksson, footballer
• 14 March – Magnús Árni Magnússon, politician
• 20 May – Ólafur Kristjánsson, footballer
• 29 May – Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, economist and politician.
• 9 June – Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, politician.
• 25 June – Sigursteinn Gíslason, footballer (d. 2012).
• 26 June – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian
• 29 July – Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, scientist

Deaths

• 18 June – Nína Tryggvadóttir, artist (b. 1913)
• 30 July – Jón Leifs, composer, pianist, and conductor (b. 1899)

Full date missing

• Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor (b. 1889)

References

1. "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Magnús Árni Skjöld Magnússon" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
2. "Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
3. "Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
4. "Sigursteinn D. Gíslason". Morgunblaðið. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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