The following lists events that happened in 1942 in Iceland.
Incumbents Monarch - Kristján X Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson, Ólafur Thors, Björn Þórðarson Franklin D. Roosevelt (Occupied)
Events
Births
9 January – Eysteinn Björnsson, writer 23 January – Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson, politician 11 June – Jón Halldór Kristjánsson, politician 12 August – Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher (d. 2005) 4 October – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, politician 21 October – Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir, poet and translator (d. 2016) 2 December – Anna G. Jónasdóttir, political scientist
Deaths
19 March – Jón Helgason, the seventh Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1917–1939 (b. 1866)
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