1949 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1949 in Iceland.

← 1948 1947 1946 1949 in Iceland → 1950 1951 1952
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1949 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President – Sveinn Björnsson
• Prime Minister – Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Ólafur Thors

Births

Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir

• 21 January – Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, writer
• 18 February – Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir, politician.
• 3 March – Hreinn Halldórsson, track and field athlete
• 9 April – Guðni Ágústsson, politician
• 23 June – Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir, politician.
• 22 August – Þórarinn Eldjárn, writer
• 16 October – Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir, politician