1773 in Iceland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Events in the year 1773 in Iceland. Decades: 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s See also:Other events in 1773 · Timeline of Icelandic historyQuick facts Decades:, See also: ... â 1772 1771 1770 1773 in Iceland â 1774 1775 1776 Decades: 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s See also:Other events in 1773 · Timeline of Icelandic historyClose Incumbents Monarch: Christian VII Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal[1] Events The Printing house on Hrappsey begins printing, notably being the first printing house to print solely secular writings.[2] Deaths Bjarni Halldórsson, theologian.[3] References [1]Bricka, Carl Frederik. "203 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XVII. Bind. Svend Tveskjæg - Tøxen)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-10-22. [2]Benedikz, Benedikt S. (July 2024). The Spread of Printing: Western Hemisphere: Iceland. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-53574-9. [3]Agnarsdóttir, Anna (2017-01-06). Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 / Journals, Letters and Documents. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-89995-6. This year in Iceland article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles