1998 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1998 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
- Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson
Events
[edit]- 7-22 February – Iceland send 7 athletes to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan, all to compete in alpine skiing, without winning any medals.[1]
- 5 September – In a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying match, the Iceland national football team draw 1-1 with France. Player Ríkharður Daðason scored for Iceland with a header.[2]
- 14 October – In another UEFA qualifier, Iceland win 1-0 against Russia, after Yuri Kovtun achieved an own goal.[3]
- 18-28 December – The volcano Grímsvötn erupts, causing a plume that can be seen 200 km away in Reykjavík.[4]
- Karl Sigurbjörnsson became the thirteenth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Ólafur Skúlason in the position.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- ↑ "Iceland - France 1:1 (EURO Qualifiers 1998/1999, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ↑ "Iceland - Russia 1:0 (EURO Qualifiers 1998/1999, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ↑ Wunderman, Richard. "Report on Grimsvotn (Iceland) — November 1998". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ↑ Daðason, Kolbeinn Tumi (2020-09-26). "Lítur á hvern nýjan dag sem gjöf - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
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