The following lists events that happened in 1947 in Iceland.
Incumbents President – Sveinn Björnsson Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Events
Iceland formally takes membership alongside Afghanistan and Sweden into the United Nations, after being admitted the year prior. Icelandic government reserves fall below $1,000,000. Herring catch industry experiences growth, at the same time that transportation costs worsen inflation.
March
29 March - The Hekla eruption deposits tephra across South Iceland’s glaciers, influencing ablation rates and dynamics. It continues to erupt uninterrupted for 13 months.
May
22 May - The United Kingdom and Iceland sign an agreement for Icelandic herring oil and frozen white fish to be purchased from Iceland, to the United Kingdom.
June
17 June - Icelandic airline Loftleiðir commences its first international flight, from Reykjavík to Copenhagen. 20 June - The United Kingdom and Iceland sign an agreement to abolish visa requirements for their citizens.
July
24 July - The National Icelandic Association Football team lost 2-4 to the Norwegian team in an international friendly, with an attendance of 10,000 fans at Melavollur.
Births
20 February – Eggert Magnússon, businessman 4 March – Gunnar Hansen, actor (d. 2015) 29 June – Ágúst Guðmundsson, film director and screenwriter 24 August – Ólafur Haukur Símonarson, novelist and playwright 8 September – Halldór Ásgrímsson, politician (d. 2015) 25 September – Guðmundur Sigurjónsson, chess grandmaster 26 October – Gísli Guðjónsson, professor of forensic psychology 31 October – Gunnsteinn Skúlason, handball player.
Deaths 12 September – Thor Philip Axel Jensen, Danish entrepreneur who settled in Iceland (b. 1863) 2 November - Steinthór Sigurdsson, director of Iceland’s State Research Institute (b. 1904)
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