1953 in Iceland
# 1953 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1953 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

* President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
* Prime Minister – Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Ólafur Thors

## Events

The year 1953 in Iceland was mostly remembered due to the Cambridge Langjökull Expedition which involved exploring the "Ok" volcano known for erupting in the Pleistocene era.

## Births

* 9 February – Egill Ólafsson, singer, songwriter and actor
* 19 February – Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, political scientist
* 1 May – Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, children's writer
* 19 June – Össur Skarphéðinsson, politician
* 26 June – Kristján L. Möller, politician.
* 15 December – Herbert Guðmundsson, singer-songwriter
