title: 1953 in Iceland
text: # 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
  