The following lists events that happened in 1978 in Iceland.
Incumbents President – Kristján Eldjárn Prime Minister – Geir Hallgrímsson, Ólafur Jóhannesson
Events
Births
16 February – Vala Flosadóttir, athlete. 15 March – Arnar Viðarsson, footballer 15 September – Eiður Guðjohnsen, footballer 27 October – Gylfi Einarsson, footballer 1 December – Magni Ásgeirsson, musician
Deaths 28 March – Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson, singer (b. 1945) 4 October – Una Guðmundsdóttir, educator and psychic (b. 1894)
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