The following lists events that happened in

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

in Iceland.

Incumbents

* Monarch - Kristján X * Prime Minister – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (until 28 July), Hermann Jónasson (since 28 July)

Events

Births

*27 February – Reynir Karlsson, footballer (d. 2014) *24 March – Arnór Hannibalsson, philosopher and historian (d. 2012) *22 April –

Peter Ronson Peter Ronson (April 22, 1934 – January 16, 2007), born Pétur Rögnvaldsson, was an Icelandic-born athlete and actor. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. As an actor, he played Hans Bjelke and was credited as ...

, athlete (d. 2007) *5 June –

Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5 June 1934 – 28 December 2019) was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing vill ...

, athlete, Iceland's first ever Olympic medalist (d. 2019) *9 June –

Valbjörn Þorláksson Valbjörn Thorlaksson (Icelandic name: Valbjörn Þorláksson) (9 June 1934 – 3 December 2009) was an Icelandic track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon and pole vault in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympic Games Th ...

, track and field athlete (d. 2009). *12 July – Kristinn Gunnlaugsson, footballer (d. 2001) *14 August –

Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir (; 14 August 1934 – 12 October 1998) was the First Lady of Iceland from 1996 to 1998. She was the first wife of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Guðrún Katrín studied archaeology and sociology ...

, First Lady of Iceland (d. 1998) *23 August – Helgi Björgvinsson, footballer *15 September –

Bjarni Jónsson Bjarni Jónsson (February 15, 1920 – September 30, 2016) was an Icelandic mathematician and logician working in universal algebra, lattice theory, model theory and set theory. He was emeritus distinguished professor of mathematics at Vanderbilt ...

, painter (d. 2008) *18 September – Sveinn Einarsson, theatre director

Deaths

*30 March – Finnur Jónsson, philologist (b. 1858)

References

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