The following lists events that happened in 1971 in Iceland.
Incumbents President – Kristján Eldjárn Prime Minister – Jóhann Hafstein, Ólafur Jóhannesson
Events
21 April – The Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda (Icelandic:) and the Codex Flateyensis (Icelandic:) is returned from Denmark.
14 July – Ólafur Jóhannesson succeeds Jóhann Hafstein as the Prime Minister of Iceland, after Hafstein resigns.
Births
20 June – Thor Kristinsson, singer-songwriter 15 September – Ragnar Bragason, film director, screenwriter and producer.
Full date missing Valgeir Sigurðsson, record producer and musician
Deaths
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