1802 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1802 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governors of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson
Events
- Hans Jonatan, an escaped slaved from the West Indies arrives in Iceland, landing in Djúpivogur unbeknownst to the Danish government.[1][2]
- The Sjöundá Murders: Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir murder a man and woman at a farm in Sjöundá.[3]
Births
- 1 March – Vilhelmína Lever, shopkeeper and restaurateur[4]
References
- ^ "Greinasafn - Innskráning". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Sorensen, Martin Selsoe (2018-04-14). "Iceland's 1st Black Citizen? An Ex-Slave and War Hero Denmark Now Disregards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "From Iceland — This Day In Icelandic History: Murder Duo Bjarni And Steinunn Get Sentenced To Death". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ 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.