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1947 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1947 in Iceland. Incumbents *President – Sveinn Björnsson *Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Events Births *20 February – Eggert Magnússon, businessman *4 March – Gunnar Hansen, actor (d. 2015) *29 June – Ágúst Guðmundsson, film director and screenwriter *24 August – Ólafur Haukur Símonarson, novelist and playwright *8 September – Halldór Ásgrímsson, politician (d. 2015) *25 September – Guðmundur Sigurjónsson, chess grandmaster *26 October – Gísli Guðjónsson, professor of forensic psychology *31 October – Gunnsteinn Skúlason, handball player. Deaths *12 September – Thor Philip Axel Jensen, Danish entrepreneur who settled in Iceland (b. 1863) References {{Year in Europe, 1947 1940s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
