1859 in Iceland
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark[1]
- Council President of Denmark: ) Carl Christian Hall (until 2 December 1859); Carl Edvard Rotwitt onwards
- Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe
Events
- The Ãrnen Corvette begins patrolling Icelandic waters.[2][3]
Births
- 6 January â Skúli Thoroddsen, judge and politician.[4]
- 16 January â Jón Magnússon, politician, and prime minister of Iceland.[5]
- 6 December â Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran, novelist, poet, playwright.[6]
