← 1972 1971 1970 1973 in Iceland → 1974 1975 1976
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1973 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Kristján Eldjárn
• Prime Minister – Ólafur Jóhannesson

Events

January

• January 23 - Eldfell on Heimaey erupts.^[1]

May

• May 18 - Joseph Godber, British Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announces that Royal Navy frigates will protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed 50-mile limit round Iceland.

Births

• 11 January – Andri Steinþór Björnsson, psychologist
• 4 June – Lárus Sigurðsson, footballer.^[2]
• 14 July – Andri Snær Magnason, writer
• 14 July – Pétur Marteinsson, footballer