• happened in 1924 in Iceland. Monarch – Kristján X Prime Minister – Sigurður Eggerz, Jón Magnússon 22 March – Third cabinet of Jón Magnússon formed 1924 Úrvalsdeild...
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    Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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  • Religion in Iceland has been predominantly Christianity since its adoption as the state religion by the Althing under the influence of Olaf Tryggvason...
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    Icelandic population was just over 376,000. About 86,000 residents (23.7%) were of foreign background. About 99% of the nation's inhabitants live in urban...
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  • Conservative Party (Icelandic: Íhaldsflokkurinn) was a conservative political party in Iceland between 1924 and 1929. The party was established in 1924 by a majority...
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  • Einarsdóttir (1924–2017), Icelandic archaeologist Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (born 1962), Icelandic actress Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir (born 1992), Icelandic golfer...
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    Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908. The National Olympic Committee was created in 1921 and recognized by the International...
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    The prime minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is head of government of the Republic of Iceland. The prime minister is appointed formally...
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  • Einarsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic singer Jóhanna Einarsdóttir (born 1952), Icelandic professor Ólafía Einarsdóttir (1924–2017), Icelandic archaeologist Sunneva...
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    was temporarily closed from 1924 to 1926 due to financial costs. King Christian X visited Iceland on 26 June 1921. Iceland became fully independent from...
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    members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1924. Guiding in Iceland was founded in 1922 and among the founding members of the World Association...
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  • (1920–2012), Icelandic engineer, teacher, genealogist and writer Gunnar Kvaran (born 1944), Icelandic cellist Karl Kvaran (1924–1989), Icelandic painter and...
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  • "Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 2022-08-27. Gjerset, Knut (1924). History of Iceland. Macmillan. Ártöl og áfangar í sögu íslenskra kvenna, Kvennasögusafn...
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    Þórarinn B. Þorláksson (category 20th-century Icelandic painters)
    14, 1867 – July 10, 1924) was one of Iceland's first contemporary painters, the first Icelander to exhibit paintings in Iceland, and recipient of the...
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  • Jónas Kristjánsson (category 20th-century Icelandic novelists)
    April 1924 – 7 June 2014) was an Icelandic scholar and novelist, and one-time director of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. In this position...
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    Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
    Beinteinsson (4 July 1924 – 23 December 1993) was an Icelandic religious leader and singer of rímur who was instrumental in gaining the Icelandic government's...
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  • following formal training in art in the 1890s in Copenhagen, returned to Iceland to paint and exhibit works from 1900 to his death in 1924, almost exclusively...
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    The Icelandic financial crisis was a major economic and political event in Iceland between 2008 and 2010. It involved the default of all three of the country's...
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  • The 1924 Úrvalsdeild is a season of top-flight Icelandic football. It was contested by 4 teams, and Víkingur won the championship. Source: rsssf.com Rules...
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  • Independence Party (Icelandic: Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is a conservative political party in Iceland. It is currently the largest party in the Alþingi, with...
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    Ingólfr Arnarson (category Articles containing Icelandic-language text)
    thing, or parliament, in Iceland. It was a forerunner of the Althingi. In 1924, a statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, designed by Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson...
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    Sveinn Björnsson (category Iceland in World War II)
    1919–20. After Iceland's independence from Denmark in 1918 he acted as minister to Denmark during 1920–1924 and 1926–1940. Although Iceland had become a...
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    Turkey national football team (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
    game in 1923 and has represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in the...
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    Irreligion in Iceland is prevalent, with approximately 10% of the population identifying as "convinced atheists" and a further 30% identifying as not religious...
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  • Páll (category Pages with Icelandic IPA)
    Olaf the Black Páll Gíslason (1924–2004), Icelandic medical practitioner and scout Páll Guðlaugsson (born 1958), Icelandic football player and coach Páll...
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    around 1920 and the Icelandic Coast Guard was formally founded on 1 July 1926. The first cannon was put on the trawler Þór in 1924 and on 23 June 1926...
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    Western European Time (category Time in Europe)
    surrounding area) Iceland, since 1968, without summer time changes All the above countries except Iceland implement daylight saving time in summer (from the...
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    November 1974) was an Icelandic author and Esperantist. An ironist, satirist, volatile critic, and ground-breaking achiever in experimental auto-fiction...
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  • Ingvarsson (1924–2009), Icelandic diplomat Jón Arnar Ingvarsson (born 1972), Icelandic basketball player Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, Icelandic politician Martin...
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  • Haukur Morthens (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
    Haukur Morthens (17 May 1924 – 13 October 1992) was an Icelandic singer. He was one of the most beloved singers in Iceland in the second half of the 20th...
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