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1963 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1963 in Iceland. Incumbents *President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson *Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson Events *14 November – The island of Surtsey is formed following a volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland. Births *17 January – Tryggvi Þór Herbertsson, politician *17 March – Willum Þór Þórsson, footballer *22 April – Magnús Ver Magnússon, powerlifter and strongman *2 June – Nanna Leifsdóttir, alpine skier. *30 June – Óskar Jónasson, film director and screenwriter *11 November – Þórhallur Gunnarsson, actor and media personality *24 November – Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir, children's writer *3 November – Laufey Líf Borgarsdóttir, prostitude Deaths Hildur Sólveig Magnússon Urður tása tjörvadóttir References {{Year in Europe, 1963 1960s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnús Ver Magnússon
Magnús Ver Magnússon (born 23 April 1963) is an Icelandic former powerlifter and strongman competitor. He is a four-time World's Strongest Man, having won in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest strongmen of all time. Career Powerlifting Magnús began powerlifting in 1984. In 1985, he won a medal in the junior European and World Championships. He won the Senior European title in the 125 kg (276 lb) class in 1988 and 1990. His best lifts in competition include a 437.5 kg (964.5 lb) squat, 400 kg (882 lb) raw squat, 275 kg (605 lb) bench press with shirt and 250 kg raw bench press, 375 kg (827 lb) raw deadlift, and a raw total of 1015 kg (2238 lb). He once held the world record for a tire deadlift of 445 kg (981 lb). Strongman Magnús competed in his first strongman contest in 1985, finishing third in the Iceland's Strongest Man competition won by Jón Páll Sigm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 By Country
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Gheor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s In Iceland
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1963 in Iceland. Incumbents *President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson *Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson Events *14 November – The island of Surtsey is formed following a volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland. Births *17 January – Tryggvi Þór Herbertsson, politician *17 March – Willum Þór Þórsson, footballer *22 April – Magnús Ver Magnússon, powerlifter and strongman *2 June – Nanna Leifsdóttir, alpine skier. *30 June – Óskar Jónasson, film director and screenwriter *11 November – Þórhallur Gunnarsson, actor and media personality *24 November – Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir, children's writer *3 November – Laufey Líf Borgarsdóttir, prostitude Deaths Hildur Sólveig Magnússon Urður tása tjörvadóttir References {{Year in Europe, 1963 1960s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufey Líf Borgarsdóttir
Laufey (Old Norse: ) or Nál is a figure in Norse mythology and the mother of Loki. The latter is frequently mentioned by the matronymic ''Loki Laufeyjarson'' (Old Norse 'Loki Laufey's son') in the ''Poetic Edda'', rather than the expected traditional patronymic Loki ''Fárbautason'' ('son of Fárbauti'), in a mythology where kinship is usually reckoned through male ancestry. Name The meaning of the Old Norse name ''Laufey'' is unclear, but it is generally taken to be related to ''lauf'' (' leaves, foliage'), perhaps attached to the suffix -''ey'' (found in female personal names like ''Bjargey'', ''Þórey)'', or deriving from an hypothetical tree-goddess named ''*lauf-awiaz'' ('the leafy'). Since the name of her spouse ''Fárbauti'' means "dangerous hitter", a possible natural mythological interpretation has been proposed by some scholars, with lightning hitting the leaves, or needles of a tree to give rise to fire. Attestations In ''Gylfaginning'' ('The Beguiling of Gylfi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir (born 24 November 1963) is an Icelandic writer, columnist and novelist and environmental activist. Three time winner of the Icelandic Women´s literature award and the Reykjavík City Children's Book Award and nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Award in 2019. She is best known for her series of children's books on the character Fíasól, also published in Russian 2019. She has also written for theatre, radio and television. Kristín Helga is a journalist and a former reporter and a newscaster for an Icelandic TV channel Stöð 2 and on the radio. She studied journalism and Spanish at the University of Utah, along with Spanish studies at the University of Iceland and at the University of Barcelona. Published works Novels ''The titles are in Icelandic'': *1997 ''Elsku besta Binna mín'' *1998 ''Bíttu á jaxlinn Binna mín'' *1998 ''Keikó hvalur í heimsreisu'' *1999 ''Milljón steinar og Hrollur í dalnum'' *2000 ''Mói hrekkjusvín'' *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þórhallur Gunnarsson
Þórhallur Gunnarsson (born November 11, 1963) is an Icelandic actor and television personality. Þórhallur has a B.A. degree in acting from the Iceland Academy of the Arts and an M.A. degree in television journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.Guðný nýr forstjóri SagaFilm " ''Viðskiptablaðið'' (in Icelandic) He was employed on a permanent basis at Borgarleikhúsið theater in from 1996 to 2000 and has worked for radio, and the |
Óskar Jónasson
Óskar Jónasson (born 30 June 1963) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film ''Remote Control'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' won four Edda Awards including Director of the Year and Best Screenplay. Selected filmography *'' The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor'' (1989) *'' SSL-25'' (1990, short) *''Remote Control'' (1992) *'' Limbó'' (1993, TV series) *''Pearls and Swine'' (1997) *''Úr öskunni í eldinn Úr is the Irish name of the eighteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚒ, meaning "clay", "earth", "soil" and also "fresh" or "moist". In Old Irish, the letter name was also written Úir. Its phonetic value is or : Bríatharogam In the ...'' (2000) *'' Áramótaskaup'' (2001) *'' Áramótaskaup'' (2002) *'' 20/20'' (2002) *'' Svínasúpan'' (2003, TV series) *'' Stelpurnar'' (2005, TV series) *'' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' (2008) *'' Svartir englar'' (2008, TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanna Leifsdóttir
Nanna Herborg Leifsdóttir (born 2 June 1963 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic former alpine skier. She competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, coming 38th in the giant slalom with a time of 2:34:84 but failing to finish the slalom. She was the youngest member of Iceland's team and carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Nanna Herborg's husband is former Iceland men's national football team goalkeeper Friðrik Friðriksson and their daughter is Iceland women's national football team player Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Fanndís Friðriksdóttir (born 9 May 1990) is an Icelandic women's footballer who plays as a left winger for Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and currently for Australian club Adelaide United for the 2018–19 W-League season. She .... References 1963 births Living people Nanna Leifsdottir Nanna Leifsdottir Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Nanna Leifsdottir {{Iceland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willum Þór Þórsson
Willum Þór Þórsson (born 17 March 1963) is a former football player and manager and politician. From 2013 to 2016, he served on the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, for the Progressive Party, and is currently a member of parliament since 2017. He holds a Master's degree in Microeconomics from the University of Copenhagen and used to teach economics at Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi. Playing career Willum began his career at KR before moving on to Breiðablik and later Þróttur where he started his manager career. He represented Iceland at youth level both in basketball and football. Managerial career Willum led Þróttur to Iceland's top league, the Úrvalsdeild in 1997. The wait had been long as Þróttur last played at the top level in 1985. In 2000, he became the manager of Haukar, and in 2002, he was appointed manager of KR and led them to two successive championships in 2002 and 2003. In 2004 KR finished without a title and Þórsson's contract was not renew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
