1879 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1879 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Geirfuglasker erupts (submarine).[2]
Births
[edit]- 6 February – Magnús Guðmundsson, politician[3]
- 6 February – Björn Þórðarson, prime minister of Iceland[4]
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Deaths
[edit]- 19 June – Vilhelmína Lever, 77, shopkeeper[5]
- 7 December – Jón Sigurðsson, 68, leader of the Icelandic independence movement.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Annual Register. Rivingtons. 1907.
- ^ Björnsson, Helgi (2016-10-04). The Glaciers of Iceland: A Historical, Cultural and Scientific Overview. Springer. ISBN 978-94-6239-207-6.
- ^ "Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 2010-03-25. Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Björn Þórðarson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Anderson, Sarah M.; Swenson, Karen (2013-05-13). The Cold Counsel: The Women in Old Norse Literature and Myth. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-82138-9.
- ^ "Understanding nationalism : studies in Icelandic nationalism, 1800-2000 | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-11-18.