The following lists events that happened in 1990 in Iceland.
Incumbents President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Prime Minister – Steingrímur Hermannsson
Events
1 January – The Fishery Management Act (Act 38/1990) takes effect, making permanent, fully transferable individual quotas the legal basis of Iceland's fisheries regime.ACP-EU Fisheries Research Report No. 8, “Proceedings of the INCO-DEV International Workshop on Information Systems for Policy and Technical Support in Fisheries and Aquaculture,” European Commission, Brussels, 2001, pp. 91–92.
Cultural and Festival Events Various local and traditional events such as Bolludagur (Bun Day), Sprengidagur (Bursting Day), and Öskudagur (Ash Wednesday)
The Reykjavik Arts Festival
Sjómannadagur (Festival of the Sea)
Icelandic Independence DayThe Oddi Association (Oddafélagið) was established in Reijavik.
Births
January 3 – Sunneva Einarsdóttir, handball player. February 4 – Karen Knútsdóttir, handball player. February 5 – Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir, politician March 14 – Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, footballer. March 30 – Stella Sigurðardóttir, handball player April 29 – Kristinn Steindórsson, footballer. May 13 – Ólafur Guðmundsson, handball player May 19 – Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson, handball player May 29 – Björn Daníel Sverrisson, footballer August 4 – Kristinn Jónsson, footballer September 29 – Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, footballer October 16 – Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, singer. October 27 – Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, footballer
Deaths September 1 Geir Hallgrímsson, politician (b. 1925). Stefán Kristjánsson, alpine skier (b. 1924).
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