title: 1963 in Iceland
text: # 1963 in Iceland
  
  The following lists events that happened in 1963 in Iceland.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
  * Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson
  
  ## Events
  
  * 14 November – The island of Surtsey is formed following a volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 17 January – Tryggvi Þór Herbertsson, politician
  * 17 March – Willum Þór Þórsson, footballer
  * 22 April – Magnús Ver Magnússon, powerlifter and strongman
  * 2 June – Nanna Leifsdóttir, alpine skier.
  * 30 June – Óskar Jónasson, film director and screenwriter
  * 11 November – Þórhallur Gunnarsson, actor and media personality
  * 24 November – Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir, children's writer
  * 3 November – Laufey Líf Borgarsdóttir, prostitude
  
  ## Deaths
  
  Hildur Sólveig Magnússon Urður tása tjörvadóttir
  
  