1931 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1931 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
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LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Iceland Flight
[edit]LZ 127 Graf was a German rigid commercial passenger airship known for being the first airship to circumnavigate the world, and the first of any airborne vehicle to provide a transatlantic passenger service.[1] On July 1st 1931 it visited Reykjavik and dropped off mail,[2] having previously travelled there in 1930.[3]
Iceland produced a series of overprinted stamp in 1931 to facilitate zeppelin mail.
Births
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- 1 March – Sveinn Teitsson, footballer (d. 2017)
- 13 April – Halldór Halldórsson, footballer (d. 2003)
- 5 June – Pétur Georgsson, footballer
- 2 July – Oddur Pétursson, cross country skier.[4] (d. 2018)
- 6 August – Matthías Árni Mathiesen, politician (d. 2011).[5]
- 27 August – Ebenezer Thorarinsson, cross country skier (d. 2003).[6]
- 10 September – Magnús Jónsson, footballer
- 4 October – Jón Helgason, politician.[7] (d. 2019)
- 25 October – Hörður Felixson, footballer
- 3 November – Erlendur Haraldsson, psychologist (d. 2020)
- 14 December – Hannes Pétursson, poet
Full date missing
[edit]- Jón Gunnar Árnason, sculptor (d. 1989)
Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Zeppelin". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Graf Zeppelin Iceland Flight cover". Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Hrafn Guðmundsson, Helgi; Illugadóttir, Vera (12 September 2013). "Lemúrinn: The Graf Zeppelin Visits Reykjavík". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oddur Pétursson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Matthías Á. Mathiesen". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ebeneser Þórarinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Jón Helgason". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2016.