The following lists events that happened in
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
in
Iceland.
Incumbents
*
Monarch –
Kristján X
*
Prime Minister –
Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Events
* Scheduled air travel to
Akureyri Airport
Akureyri Airport ( is, Akureyrarflugvöllur , regionally also ) is a single-runway international airport in Akureyri, Iceland, south of the town centre. Icelandair and Norlandair link the airport with several domestic locations.
History
Schedule ...
started
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1928 Úrvalsdeild The 1928 Úrvalsdeild is an season of top-flight Football in Iceland, Icelandic football. Overview
This year only three team entered and yet again, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR won the championship.
Births
*18 February –
Tom Johnson, ice hockey player (d. 2007)
*22 June –
Steingrímur Hermannsson, politician (d. 2010)
*22 September –
Bryndís Pétursdóttir, actress (d. 2020)
*8 November –
Haukur Clausen
Haukur Clausen (8 November 1928 – 1 May 2003) was an Olympian and a dentist.
Family life
Clausen's father was Arreboe Clausen, a merchant and later chauffeur (5 November 1892 – 8 December 1956) and his mother was Sesselja Þorsteinsdótt ...
, short-distance runner and dentist (d. 2003).
*8 November –
Örn Clausen, athlete (d. 2008).
Full date missing
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Gerður Helgadóttir
Gerður Helgadóttir (1928–1975) was an Icelandic sculptor and stained glass artist.
She studied at the Art and Craft School of Iceland (MHÍ), in Denmark, at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, P ...
, sculptor and stained glass artist (d.
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
)
Deaths
References
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