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2009 The parliament of Iceland votes to pursue joining the European Union

2008 Iceland takes control of 3 banks due to the global financial crisis

2008 Bobby Fischer, dies in Iceland, at 64

1998 Laxness, Iceland's Nobel Literature laureate, dies at 95

1991 Iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence

1988 Linda Petursdottir of Iceland, 18, crowned 38th Miss World

1988 Iceland's president Vigdis Finnbogadottir elected (90+%)

1987 "Les Miserables" opens at National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik

1986 Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland

1985 Holmfriour Karlsottir of Iceland, 22, crowned 35th Miss World

1976 Solveig Lilja Gudmundsdottir, Miss Iceland Universe 1997

1975 Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles

1973 Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs

1971 Original Codex Reguis (with Edda-liederen) returns to Iceland

1965 Bjork, Iceland, singer, Like Someone in Love

1964 Maria Ellingsen, Reykjavik Iceland, actress, Katrina-Santa Barbara

1952 Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish 1st President of Iceland (1944-52), dies at 70

1949 Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54

1947 Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder, Iceland Frozen Foods

1946 M C Walker, CEO, Iceland Frozen Foods

1945 Bjarni V Tryggvason, Reykjavik Iceland, astronaut, STS-85

1944 Iceland declares independence from Denmark at Thingvallir, Iceland

1944 Iceland adopts constitution

1942 PQ-17 convoy leaves Iceland for Archangelsk

1942 Convoy PQ13 departs Reykjavik Iceland to Russia

1941 1st U.S. destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland

1941 U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion

1939 Indrid Einarsson, Iceland playwright dies at 87

1935 Iceland becomes 1st country to legalize abortion

1930 Vigdis Finnbogadottir, president of Iceland, 1980-

1929 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway

1918 Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence

1918 Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown

1918 Jon Trausti, Gudmundur Magnusson, Iceland author (Godir), dies

1915 Igor Buketoff, Hartford Conn, conductor, Iceland Symph 1964-65

1902 Halldor Laxness, born in Iceland, novelist, Salka Valka, Nobel 1955

1901 Tomas Gudmundsson, Iceland, poet

1899 Jon Leifs, Iceland, composer and conductor

1898 Guomundur G Hagalin, Iceland author, Kristun/d into Hamravik

1881 Sveinn Bjornsson, 1st president of Iceland, 1944-52, poet, Figur ild

1858 Porsteinn Erlingsson, Iceland, poet, Pyrnar

1852 Gestur Palsson, Iceland writer, Verdandi, Ritsafn

1851 Indrid Einarsson, Iceland playwright, Nyjarsnottin

1811 Jon Sigurdsson, born in Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends

1783 Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000

1783 Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption

930 World's oldest parliament, the Iceland Parliament, established


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