2020 in Iceland

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Events in the year 2020 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
• Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Events

• 9 February – Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first Icelander to win an Academy Award.[1][2][3]
• 28 February – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[4][5]
• 13 March – A ban on public gatherings in response to COVID-19 was announced.[6]
• 17 March – The first death from COVID-19 on the island was confirmed; the patient was an Australian tourist.[7][8][9]
• 27 May – End of voting in the 2020 Icelandic presidential election.[10][11]

Predicted and scheduled events

• 12 December – 33rd European Film Awards.
• Estimated completion of the Dýrafjarðargöng.

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2020

Further information: Category:2020 deaths

See also

References

1. Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson (10 February 2020). "Hildur vann Óskarinn fyrst Íslendinga". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
2. Wilson, Jordan (9 February 2020). "Oscars: Hildur Gudnadóttir Becomes First Woman to Win Best Original Score". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. Brown, August (9 February 2020). "'Joker' composer Hildur Guðnadóttir first woman in 20 years to win Academy Award for original score". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "Fyrsta tilfelli COVID-19 greint á Íslandi" [First COVID-19 case diagnosed in Iceland] (in Icelandic). 28 February 2020.
5. "Kom til landsins 22. febrúar – veiktist hér á landi" [Came to the country on 22 February – got sick here in Iceland] (in Icelandic). 28 February 2020.
6. Ingvar Þór Björnsson (13 March 2020). "Samkomubanni komið á og skólastarf takmarkað". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
7. Elliott, Alexander (17 March 2020). "Infected man dies in Húsavík". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
8. Jelena Ćirić (17 March 2020). "Foreign Tourist With Coronavirus Dies in North Iceland". Retrieved 17 March 2020.
9. Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson (19 March 2020). "Miklar líkur á að ferðamaðurinn hafi látist úr COVID-19" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
10. Republic of Iceland: Election for President 2020 IFES
11. "Absentee Voting for President Starts Monday". Iceland Review. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-10-02.