1745 in Iceland
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VI
- Governor of Iceland: Henrik Ochsen[1]
Events
- Ludvig Harboe returned to Copenhagen after spending four years in Iceland, serving as Bishop of Hólar from 1741 to 1745 and Bishop of Skálholt from 1744 to 1745.[2]
- Halldór Brynjólfsson was chosen Bishop of Hólar.[3]
- Iceland's first primary school was established in the Westman Islands.[4]
Deaths
- 3 December: Eyjólfur Jónsson, chronicler and priest at Vellir in Svarfaðardalur.[5]
