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Events in the year 2020 in Iceland.

## Incumbents

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* President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
* Prime Minister: Katrín Jakobsdóttir

## Events

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* 9 February – Hildur Guðnadóttir became the first Icelander to win an Academy Award.[1][2][3]
* 28 February – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[4][5]
* 13 March – A ban on public gatherings in response to COVID-19 was announced.[6]
* 17 March – The first death from COVID-19 on the island was confirmed; the patient was an Australian tourist.[7][8][9]
* 27 May – End of voting in the 2020 Icelandic presidential election.[10][11]

### Predicted and scheduled events

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* 12 December – 33rd European Film Awards.
* Estimated completion of the Dýrafjarðargöng.

## Deaths

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Main article: Deaths in 2020

Further information: Category:2020 deaths

## See also

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## References

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1. ^ Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson (10 February 2020). "Hildur vann Óskarinn fyrst Íslendinga". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
2. ^ Wilson, Jordan (9 February 2020). "Oscars: Hildur Gudnadóttir Becomes First Woman to Win Best Original Score". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. ^ Brown, August (9 February 2020). "'Joker' composer Hildur Guðnadóttir first woman in 20 years to win Academy Award for original score". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. ^ "Fyrsta tilfelli COVID-19 greint á Íslandi" [First COVID-19 case diagnosed in Iceland] (in Icelandic). 28 February 2020.
5. ^ "Kom til landsins 22. febrúar – veiktist hér á landi" [Came to the country on 22 February – got sick here in Iceland] (in Icelandic). 28 February 2020.
6. ^ Ingvar Þór Björnsson (13 March 2020). "Samkomubanni komið á og skólastarf takmarkað". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
7. ^ Elliott, Alexander (17 March 2020). "Infected man dies in Húsavík". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
8. ^ Jelena Ćirić (17 March 2020). "Foreign Tourist With Coronavirus Dies in North Iceland". Retrieved 17 March 2020.
9. ^ Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson (19 March 2020). "Miklar líkur á að ferðamaðurinn hafi látist úr COVID-19" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
10. ^ Republic of Iceland: Election for President 2020 IFES
11. ^ "Absentee Voting for President Starts Monday". Iceland Review. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

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