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1963 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1963 in Iceland. Incumbents *President of Iceland, President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson *Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908), 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 1963 in Iceland, ... [...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 January 1963 lunar eclipse, 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 January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
