The following lists events that happened in 1980 in Iceland.
Incumbents President – Kristján Eldjárn, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Prime Minister – Benedikt Gröndal, Gunnar Thoroddsen
Events
Vigdis Finnbogadottir becomes first woman president of Iceland.
Births
21 March – Veigar Páll Gunnarsson, footballer 10 May – Dagný Skúladóttir, handball player 22 May – Róbert Gunnarsson, handball player. 25 May – Joey Guðjónsson, footballer 20 July – Sturla Ásgeirsson, handball player. 7 October – Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, footballer 21 October – Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson, politician 22 October – Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, politician 18 December – Marel Baldvinsson, footballer
Deaths 20 October – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, politician (b. 1894).
Full date missing Jón Guðmundsson, chess player (b. 1904)
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