1798 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1798 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governor of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson
Events
- July 20: The Althing met at Þingvellir for the last time.The few who had attended returned home from Þingvellir due to poor conditions, and thus ended the governments tenure at the site, which had lasted since 930.[1]
Births
- 4 March: Sigurður Breiðfjörð, poet.[2]
References
- ^ "Unesco World Heritage Site". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "Sigurður Breiðfjörð Biography". 2002-07-20. Archived from the original on 2002-07-20. Retrieved 2024-08-24.