1802 in Iceland

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Events in the year 1802 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII
• Governors of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson

Events

• Hans Jonatan, an escaped slaved from the West Indies arrives in Iceland, landing in Djúpivogur unbeknownst to the Danish government. ^{[1] [2]}
• The Sjöundá Murders: Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir murder a man and woman at a farm in Sjöundá. ^[3]

Births

• 1 March – Vilhelmína Lever, shopkeeper and restaurateur ^[4]

References

1. "Greinasafn - Innskráning". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
2. Sorensen, Martin Selsoe (2018-04-14). "Iceland's 1st Black Citizen? An Ex-Slave and War Hero Denmark Now Disregards". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-07-14.
3. "From Iceland — This Day In Icelandic History: Murder Duo Bjarni And Steinunn Get Sentenced To Death". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
4. Anderson, Sarah M.; Swenson, Karen (2013-05-13). The Cold Counsel: The Women in Old Norse Literature and Myth. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-134-82138-9.