1916 in Iceland
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Christian X
- Minister â Einar Arnórsson
Events
- 5 August â Icelandic parliamentary election, August 1916
- 21 October â Icelandic parliamentary election, October 1916
- 21 October â Icelandic community service referendum, 1916
Births
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- 6 December â Kristján Eldjárn, politician (d. 1982)[1]
- 7 December â Sigurður Ãlafsson, footballer (d. 1993)
- 21 December â Brandur Brynjólfsson, footballer (d. 1999)[2]
Deaths
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- 11 July â Jón Ãlafsson, editor, journalist, and poet (b. 1850)
- 15 December â Ãórhallur Bjarnarson, the sixth Bishop of Iceland, served in office since 1908 (b. 1855)