1760 in Iceland

← 1759 1758 1757 1760 in Iceland → 1761 1762 1763
Decades:	1760s 1770s 1780s
See also:	Other events in 1760  · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1760 in Iceland .

Incumbents

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

Events

• 18 March: The Directorate of Health is established. ^[2] Jón Sveinsson is appointed the Director of Health. ^[3]
• The first Icelandic children's book was published, Barna-Liood : med Ljuflings-Lag by Reverend Vigfús Jónsson in Hítardalur. ^[4]

References

1. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "471 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XIII. Bind. Pelli - Reravius)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-04-23.
2. Kristín Ólafsdóttir (2 March 2018). "Skipuð landlæknir fyrst kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-04-28.
4. Neijmann, Daisy L. (2006-01-01). A History of Icelandic Literature. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN   978-0-8032-3346-1.