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1942 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1942 in Iceland. Incumbents * Monarch - Kristján X * Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson, Ólafur Thors, Björn Þórðarson * Franklin D. Roosevelt (Occupied) Events Births *9 January – Eysteinn Björnsson, writer *23 January – Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson, politician. *11 June – Jón Halldór Kristjánsson, politician *12 August – Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher (d. 2005) *4 October – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, politician *21 October – Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir, poet and translator (d. 2016) *2 December – Anna G. Jónasdóttir Anna Guðrún Jónasdóttir (born 2 December 1942) is an Icelandic political science, political scientist and gender studies academic. She is Professor Emerita at the Center for Feminist Social Studies at Örebro University and co-director of the ..., political scientist Deaths References {{Iceland-stub 1940s in Iceland Iceland Icel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in which they agree "not to make any separate peace with the Axis powers". * January 5 – WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border. * January 7 – WWII: ** Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division, supported by tanks, sweep through sixteen miles of British defenses, shattering the exhausted 11th Indian Division and inflicting some 3,000 casualties. ** Operation Typhoon, the German attempt to take Moscow, ends in failure. * January 11 – WWII: ** Dutch East Indies campaign: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. Japanese forces invade Borneo and Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eysteinn Björnsson
Eysteinn Björnsson (born Stöðvarfjörður January 9, 1942) is an Icelandic writer. Career From 1954 Eysteinn lived in Siglufjörður, graduated from Menntaskólinn á Akureyri in 1961, and went on to study Icelandic, English, and geography at the University of Iceland until 1967. 1984 saw him studying English literature at Trinity College, Dublin; in 1988 he took his Cand Mag degree in English literature from the University of Iceland with the dissertation 'The men of the soil and mother earth: a comparison of the trilogy ''A Scots Quair'' by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and ''Independent People'' and ''Salka Valka'' by Halldor Kiljan Laxness'. For much of his life, Eysteinn taught in Icelandic schools, until retiring in 1991, when began to focus on his writing. He has written prose, poetry, journalism, and for television and radio. Major publications Children's books *''Út í blámann'' (2002) (Into the Blue) *''Stelpan sem talar við snigla'' (2006) (The Girl who Talks to Snails ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 By Country
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s In Iceland
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1942 in Iceland. Incumbents * Monarch - Kristján X * Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson, Ólafur Thors, Björn Þórðarson * Franklin D. Roosevelt (Occupied) Events Births *9 January – Eysteinn Björnsson, writer *23 January – Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson, politician. *11 June – Jón Halldór Kristjánsson, politician *12 August – Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher (d. 2005) *4 October – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, politician *21 October – Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir, poet and translator (d. 2016) *2 December – Anna G. Jónasdóttir Anna Guðrún Jónasdóttir (born 2 December 1942) is an Icelandic political science, political scientist and gender studies academic. She is Professor Emerita at the Center for Feminist Social Studies at Örebro University and co-director of the ..., political scientist Deaths References {{Iceland-stub 1940s in Iceland Iceland Icel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna G
Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) * Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje (1366–1425) * Anna of Cilli (1386–1416) * Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania (died 1418) * Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432–1462) * Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1514) * Anna, Duchess of Prussia (1576–1625) * Anna of Russia (1693–1740) * Anna, Lady Miller (1741–1781) * Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1783–1857) * Anna, Lady Barlow (1873–1965) * Anna (feral child) (1932–1942) * Anna (singer) (born 1987) Places Australia * Hundred of Anna, a cadastral district in South Australia Iran * Anna, Fars, a village in Fars Province * Anna, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Russia * Anna, Voronezh Oblast, an urban locality in Voro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir (21 October 1942 – 7 November 2016) was an Icelandic poet and translator. She lived in Cuba from 1970 to 1975 and also lived in the U.S.S.R. for a time. She has had six books of poetry published. In translations she is most known for her work translating Russian and Spanish works. She was born in Reykjavík. In 2002, she was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize The Icelandic Literary Prize ( Icelandic: ''Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin''), or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to three books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association. The prize was founded on the association's cen .... Her best known poem is ''Kona'' ('woman'), from 1983: References External linksBokmenntir site on her 1942 births 2016 deaths Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir 20th-century women writers Ingibjorg Haraldsdottir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (; born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. She became active in the trade union movement, serving as an officer. Elected as an MP from 1978 to 2013, she was appointed as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, serving from 1987 to 1994, and from 2007 until 2009. In 1994, when she lost a bid to head the Social Democratic Party, she raised her fist and declared "''Minn tími mun koma!''" ("My time will come!"), a phrase that became a popular Icelandic expression. She became Prime Minister on 1 February 2009, Iceland's first female Prime Minister and the world's first openly LGBT head of government. ''Forbes'' listed her among the 100 most powerful women in the world. She has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning re-election on eight successive occasions. In September 2012, Jóhanna announced she would n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorsteinn Gylfason
Þorsteinn Gylfason (12 August 1942 – 16 August 2005) was an Icelandic philosopher, translator, musician and poet. Þorsteinn distinguished himself in Icelandic public life with his writings in newspapers, journals and publications. His life and accomplishments Early life Þorsteinn was born and raised in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. His parents were Guðrún Vilmundardóttir and Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason, a university professor and government minister. He was the brother of Vilmundur Gylfason, a politician, and Þorvaldur Gylfason, an economist. Þorsteinn graduated from the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík gymnasium in 1961 and subsequently received a grant to study at Harvard University. He left Harvard with a B.A. degree in philosophy, having studied under the tutelage of Willard Van Orman Quine. He returned home for graduate studies in Icelandic, and later attended the University of Munich and Magdalen College, Oxford from 1965 to 1971. At Oxford, he studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Halldór Kristjánsson
Jón Halldór Kristjánsson (born 11 June 1942) is an Icelandic politician and former Minister of Social Affairs. External links Biography 1942 births Living people Jon Halldor Kristjansson Jon Halldor Kristjansson Jon Halldor Kristjansson {{iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (born 23 January 1942) is an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland The Icelandic Ministry of Finance (Icelandic: ') is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Icelandic government. The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs is Bjarni Benediktsson. Organization of the Ministry of Finance The top civ ... from 1979 to 1980. References External links Non auto-biography of Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson on the parliament website , - , - 1942 births Finance ministers of Iceland Sighvatur Kristinn Bjorgvinsson Living people Social Democratic Party (Iceland) politicians {{iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Statsminister Johanna Sigurdardottir Vid Pressmote Under Nordiska Radets Session I Stockholm 2009 (2)
An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges Delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands (man-made islands). There are about 900,000 official islands in the world. This number consists of all the officially-reported islands of each country. The total number of islands in the world is unknown. There may be hundreds of thousands of tiny islands that are unknown and uncounted. The number of sea islands in the world is estimated to be more than 200,000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
