1791 in Iceland

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See also:Other events in 1791 · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1791 in Iceland.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Christian VII
  • Governor of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson[1]

Events

  • December 31 – Schoolboys from Hólavallarskóli celebrate the first known New Year's Eve bonfire in Iceland.[2][3]

Births

References

  1. ^ Jakobsson, Sverrir; Halfdanarson, Gudmundur (2016-02-15). Historical Dictionary of Iceland. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6291-1.
  2. ^ Björnsson, Árni (1980). Icelandic Feasts and Holidays. Iceland Review. ISBN 978-9979-51-050-5.
  3. ^ "Private Bonfire Reykjavik Tour 2024-2025". Iceland Highlights. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1791-1852 (1860). Lexicon poëticum. <a href="http://landsbokasafn.is/index.php/english" rel="nofollow">National and University Library of Iceland</a>.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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