The following lists events that happened in 1950 in Iceland.

Incumbents President – Sveinn Björnsson Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Steingrímur Steinþórsson

Events

1950 Geysir air crash KR won the Úrvalsdeild. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra was founded. Heiðmörk was proclaimed a municipal conservation area of Reykjavík. Iceland joined the Council of Europe on March 7, 1950

Births

13 January – Valgerður Bjarnadóttir, politician 23 March – Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, politician 16 June – Kristenn Einarsson, publisher 26 August – Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, poet and novelist 3 September – Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, footballer (d. 2021) 4 September – Tómas Pálsson, footballer 19 October – Guðrún Ögmundsdóttir, politician (d. 2019) 4 November – Jón Pétursson, footballer.

Deaths 25 April – Guðjón Samúelsson, architect (b. 1887)

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