1880 in Iceland

← 1879 1878 1877 1880 in Iceland → 1881 1882 1883
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1880 Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1880 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IX
• Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann ^[1]

Events

• May – The funeral of Icelandic independence movement leader Jón Sigurðsson takes place.

Funeral procession of Jón Sigurdsson in May 1880. He was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.

Births

• 8 January – Guðrún Lárusdóttir, politician ^[2]
• 24 February – Einar Arnórsson, politician ^[3]
• 5 April – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist ^[4]
• 19 June – Jóhann Sigurjónsson, playwright ^[5]

References

1. The Annual Register. Rivingtons. 1907.
2. "Guðrún Lárusdóttir". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
4. "Listi yfir handrit | Handrit.is". handrit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
5. "Authors: Sigurjónsson Jóhann (sorted by popularity)". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 2022-11-15.