1869 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1869 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian IX
- Council President of Denmark: Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
- Governor of Iceland: Hilmar Finsen
Events
- Capital punishment in Iceland: The death penalty was abolished for minor offences.[1]
- Miðdalskirkja was constructed in Mosfellsprestakalli.[2]
Births
- 25 April − Jón Jónsson Aðils, historian[3]
References
- ^ Nathan, Clemens (2009-06-02). The Changing Face of Religion and Human Rights: A Personal Reflection. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-474-2761-2.
- ^ "Miðdalskirkja - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Halink, Simon (2017-01-01). "Noble heathens: Jón Jónsson Aðils and the problem of Iceland's pagan past". Nations and Nationalism. 23 (3): 463–483. doi:10.1111/nana.12319. ISSN 1469-8129.