The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Iceland.
Incumbents President – Kristján Eldjárn Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson
Events January January 23 - Eldfell on Heimaey erupts.
May May 18 - Joseph Godber, British Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announces that Royal Navy frigates will protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed 50-mile limit round Iceland.
Births
11 January – Andri Steinþór Björnsson, psychologist 4 June – Lárus Sigurðsson, footballer. 22 June – Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir, politician 14 July – Andri Snær Magnason, writer 14 July – Pétur Marteinsson, footballer
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