The following lists events that happened in 1964 in Iceland.
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Incumbents
Events
- 16 July - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and his son the Prince of Wales (now Charles III) visited Reykjavik[1]
- 17 August - Liverpool FC play their first match in Iceland, beating KR Reykjavik 5-0[2]
- 20 September - One of three single-engine planes en route from Halifax to Europe ditches in the sea off Iceland. The pilot is rescued by helicopter. Another is lost entirely and the third lands safely in Reykjavik.[3]
- 4 November - Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson paid a visit to Israel and met with Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol.[citation needed]
Births
- 22 January – María Ellingsen, actress
- 27 January – Geir Sveinsson, handball player.[4]
- 23 April – Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, singer
- 27 April – Thorir Hergeirsson, handballer
- 2 August – Einar Thor, film director
- 24 August – Svandís Svavarsdóttir, politician
- 10 November – Magnús Scheving, writer, actor and entrepreneur
Deaths
References
- ^ Pathé, British. "Duke Visits Iceland". www.britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ Jones, Neil (2014-08-17). "Fifty years in Europe: the Liverpool FC love affair". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "Plane Missing Off Iceland; Another Ditches, 3d Is Safe". The New York Times. 1964-09-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geir Sveinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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