1985 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1985 in Iceland.
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Incumbents
Events
- November 14 - Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir is crowned Miss World at Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. It is the first Icelandic beauty pageant title.
Births
- 24 April – Baldur Sigurðsson, footballer
- 27 April – Dóra Stefánsdóttir, footballer
- 18 May – Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir, footballer
- 24 May – Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, handball player
- 15 July – Sif Atladóttir, footballer
- 29 July – Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson, footballer
- 5 October – Bergur Ingi Pétursson, hammer thrower.[1]
- 28 October – Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir, javelin thrower.[2]
Deaths
- 26 February – Guðmundur G. Hagalín, writer (b. 1898)
- 26 April – Björn Jónsson, politician (b. 1916).[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bergur Pétursson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Björn Jónsson". www.althingi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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