• The following lists events that happened in 1952 in Iceland. President – Sveinn Björnsson, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Prime Minister – Steingrímur Steinþórsson...
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  • Early presidential elections were held for the first time in Iceland on 29 June 1952. The elections were required following the death of incumbent president...
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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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  • Cod Wars (redirect from Iceland Cod Wars)
    competition for fish stocks grew rapidly in the 19th century. The modern disputes began in 1952 after Iceland expanded its territorial waters from 3 to...
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    Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...
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    Sveinn Björnsson (category Iceland in World War II)
    Björnsson (Icelandic: [ˈsveitn̥ ˈpjœsːɔn]; 27 February 1881 – 25 January 1952) was the first president of Iceland (1944–1952). Sveinn was born in Copenhagen...
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  • European integration, Iceland was a founding member of the OEEC (now OECD) in 1948 and the Nordic Council in 1952, it joined EFTA in 1970, was a founding...
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    The demographics of Iceland include population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects...
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    Iceland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Men Men Men's 4 × 10 km relay "Gisli B. Kristjánsson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 December...
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    The president of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Halla Tómasdóttir, who won the 2024 presidential...
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    Iceland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified...
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    recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day Norway...
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  • Events in the year 2024 in Iceland. President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (until 1 August); Halla Tómasdóttir (since 1 August) Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir...
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    1952 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1952. 1952 (MCMLII) was...
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    Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (category Burials in Iceland)
    Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (Icelandic: [ˈausceir̥ ˈausceir̥sɔn]; 13 May 1894 – 15 September 1972) was the second president of Iceland, from 1952 to 1968. He was a...
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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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    The Football Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March...
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    Icelandic–British relations are foreign relations between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Before independence, Iceland had been an independent part of...
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  • officially the People's Party (Icelandic: Alþýðuflokkurinn), was a social-democratic political party in Iceland. It was founded in 1916, as the political representation...
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  • Icelandair (redirect from Iceland Air)
    Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland, with its corporate head office on the property of Reykjavík Airport in the capital city Reykjavík. It is part...
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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 Iceland Defense Force (Icelandic: Varnarlið Íslands; IDF) was a military sub-unified command of the United States Department of Defense. It existed...
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    Iceland from 1944. Iceland was settled in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, principally by people of Norwegian and other Scandinavian origin. In...
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    Halldór Laxness (category Deaths from dementia in Iceland)
    Kiljan Laxness (Icelandic: [ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaksnɛs] ; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner...
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  • chalet style became a prevailing influence in Icelandic architecture as many timber buildings were constructed in this way. Stone and later concrete were...
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  • The Frjáls þjóð (Icelandic: Free Nation) was a weekly newspaper published in Reykjavík, Iceland from 1952 to 1967. Its policy was to protest against increasing...
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    Kristján Eldjárn (category Presidents of Iceland)
    born in Tjörn, Svarfaðardal, Iceland. His parents were Þórarinn Kr. Eldjárn, a teacher in Tjörn, and Sigrún Sigurhjartardóttir. He graduated in archaeology...
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  • 1984), English singer-songwriter Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952–2006), Icelandic hydrogeologist Bo Bolinger (1932–2011), American football player...
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    Halla Tómasdóttir (category Icelandic women in politics)
    October 1968) is an Icelandic former businesswoman and politician serving as the seventh president of Iceland since 2024. She is Iceland's second woman president...
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  • Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1952 season. It was contested by 5 teams, and KR won the championship. ÍA's Ríkharður Jónsson was the top scorer with...
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