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Iceland in 1972

Historical records for Iceland in 1972, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
2Named people
1Places
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Historical records

August

1 August 1972End of First Presidential TermKristjan Eldjarn

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Completes the First Presidential Term as President of Iceland.

1 August 1972Second Presidential TermKristjan Eldjarn

Reykjavik · Government / Government of Iceland

Begins the Second Presidential Term as President of Iceland.

17 August 1972International Tribunal in The Hague pronounces that the Icelanders did notOlafur Johannesson

Government / Government of Iceland

The International Tribunal in The Hague pronounces that the Icelanders did not have sovereignty over the areas between 12 and 50 miles, the Icelandic Government protested and decided to take no notice of this decree

17 August 1972Territorial WatersOlafur Johannesson

Government / Government of Iceland

The International Tribunal in The Hague pronounces that the Icelanders did not have sovereignty over the areas between 12 and 50 miles, the Icelandic Government protested and decided to take no notice of this decree

Names involved

Kristjan EldjarnOlafur Johannesson

Places involved

Reykjavik

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.