1759 in Iceland

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See also:	Other events in 1759  · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1759 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick V
• Governor of Iceland: Otto von Rantzau ^[1]

Events

• 20 March: King Frederick V issued a decree that a prison should be built in Iceland. ^[2]
• 6 August: Björn Halldórsson, a priest based in Sauðlauksdalur receives seed potatoes from Copenhagen. This is believed to be the first potato crop in Iceland. ^[3]
• September: Bjarni Pálsson becomes the first Icelander to complete a medical degree. ^[4]

References

1. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "471 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XIII. Bind. Pelli - Reravius)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-04-23.
2. "Iceland, Reykjacik, Stjórnarráðið (Prime Minister´s office)". www.thomaskellner.com. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Bækur.is". baekur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
4. Davíð Kjartan Gestsson (13 November 2018). "Ferðabók sem er heillandi og hræðileg í senn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2020.