1745 in Iceland

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Decades:	1740s 1750s 1760s
See also:	Other events in 1745  · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1745 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VI
• Governor of Iceland: Henrik Ochsen ^[1]

Events

• Ludvig Harboe returned to Copenhagen after spending four years in Iceland, serving as Bishop of Hólar from 1741 to 1745 and Bishop of Skálholt from 1744 to 1745. ^[2]
• Halldór Brynjólfsson was chosen Bishop of Hólar. ^[3]
• Iceland's first primary school was established in the Westman Islands. ^[4]

Deaths

• 3 December: Eyjólfur Jónsson, chronicler and priest at Vellir in Svarfaðardalur. ^[5]

References

1. Halfdanarson, Gudmundur (2008-10-23). Historical Dictionary of Iceland. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN   978-0-8108-6274-6.
2. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "84 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VII. Bind. I. Hansen - Holmsted)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
4. Tomasson, Richard F. (1975). "The Literacy of the Icelanders". Scandinavian Studies. 47 (1): 66–93. ISSN   0036-5637.
5. "Life of Luther in Danish, part 2".