1973 in Iceland
# 1973 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

* President – Kristján Eldjárn
* Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson

## Events

### January

* January 23 - Eldfell on Heimaey erupts.

### May

* May 18 - Joseph Godber, British Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announces that Royal Navy frigates will protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed 50-mile limit round Iceland.

## Births

* 11 January – Andri Steinþór Björnsson, psychologist
* 4 June – Lárus Sigurðsson, footballer.
* 14 July – Andri Snær Magnason, writer
* 14 July – Pétur Marteinsson, footballer
