page_title: 1979 in Iceland
section_title: Births
hierarchical_section_title: 1979 in Iceland / Births
caption_attribution_description: English: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, the Handballplayer from Iceland, after the game VfL Gummersbach - HSG Nordhorn Deutsch: Der isländische Handballspieler Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, nach dem Spiel VfL Gummersbach - HSG Nordhorn, in der Kölnarena
context_page_description: The following lists events that happened in 1979 in Iceland.
context_section_description: 11 February – Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir, handball player
  26 February – Bjarni Guðjónsson, footballer
  26 February – Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor
  11 June – Helgi Sveinsson, Paralympian athlete
  15 July – Edda Garðarsdóttir, footballer
  28 July – Birgitta Haukdal, singer
  8 August – Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, handball player.
  25 October – Björn Thorfinnsson, chess player
  28 November – Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, TV and radio show host
caption: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
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