1911 in Iceland
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederik VIII
- Prime Minister â Björn Jónsson (until 14 March); Kristján Jónsson (from 14 March)
Events
- The University of Iceland is established.
- 11 May â Valur is founded.
Births
- 14 January â Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, craftsman, master carpenter, idealist and environmental pioneer (d. 1998)
- 18 February â Auður Auðuns, lawyer and politician (d. 1999).[1]
- 30 June â Sigurbjörn Einarsson, clergyman and doctor of theology, Bishop of Iceland (d. 2008)
Full date missing
- Hulda Jakobsdóttir, politician (d. 1998).[2]
Deaths
- Sigfús Eymundsson, photographer and bookseller (b. 1837)