1850 in Iceland

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Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
See also:	Other events in 1850  · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1850 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark ^[1]
• Prime Minister of Denmark: Adam Wilhelm Moltke
• Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

• Iceland became the first country to grant equal rights to men and women. ^{[2] [3]}

Births

• 14 July: Björn M. Ólsen, scholar and politician. ^[4]

References

1. "838 (Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / Anden Udgave / Bind VIII: Fiévée—Friehling)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
2. Pareja, Reynaldo (2017-06-19). Equality of Women and Men: An Unstoppable Evolution of Humanity. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN   978-1-5434-2699-1.
3. Seierstad, Cathrine; Gabaldon, Patricia; Mensi-Klarbach, Heike (2017-09-13). Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Volume 1: The Use of Different Quota Regulations. Springer. ISBN   978-3-319-56142-4.
4. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-12-19.