1959 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1959 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Events
- Herjólfur I was built
- Sigurbjörn Einarsson became the tenth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Ásmundur Guðmundsson in the position.
Births
- 1 February - Ómar Torfason, footballer
- 21 April - Lúðvík Geirsson, politician.
- 18 February - Hallgrímur Helgason, painter, novelist, translator, and columnist
- 19 June - Örn Árnason, actor, comedian and screenwriter
- 27 June - Pétur Pétursson, footballer
- 4 July - Eiríkur Hauksson, heavy metal vocalist
- 7 September - Alfreð Gíslason, handball player and coach
Full date missing
Deaths
Full date missing
- Kristín Jónsdóttir, painter