The following lists events that happened in 1978 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- President – Kristján Eldjárn
- Prime Minister – Geir Hallgrímsson, Ólafur Jóhannesson
Events
Births
- 16 February – Vala Flosadóttir, athlete.
- 15 March – Arnar Viðarsson, footballer
- 15 September – Eiður Guðjohnsen, footballer
- 27 October – Gylfi Einarsson, footballer
- 1 December – Magni Ásgeirsson, musician
Deaths
- 28 March – Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson, singer (b. 1945)
- 4 October – Una Guðmundsdóttir, educator and psychic (b. 1894)
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