1968 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1968 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Kristján Eldjárn
 * Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson

Events
Hægri dagurinn or H-dagurinn happened in May, when Iceland switched from left-hand traffic to right hand traffic

Births

 * 12 March – Ólafur Gottskálksson, footballer
 * 20 May – Ólafur Kristjánsson, footballer
 * 29 May – Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, economist and politician.
 * 9 June – Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, politician.
 * 25 June – Sigursteinn Gíslason, footballer (d. 2012).
 * 26 June – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian
 * 29 July – Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, scientist

Deaths

 * 18 June – Nína Tryggvadóttir, artist (b. 1913)
 * 30 July – Jón Leifs, composer, pianist, and conductor (b. 1899)

Full date missing

 * Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor (b. 1889)