1791 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1791 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governor of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson[1]
Events
[edit]- December 31 – Schoolboys from Hólavallarskóli celebrate the first known New Year's Eve bonfire in Iceland.[2][3]
Births
[edit]- 24 February: Sveinbjörn Egilsson, theologian and poet.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Jakobsson, Sverrir; Halfdanarson, Gudmundur (2016-02-15). Historical Dictionary of Iceland. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6291-1.
- ^ Björnsson, Árni (1980). Icelandic Feasts and Holidays. Iceland Review. ISBN 978-9979-51-050-5.
- ^ "Private Bonfire Reykjavik Tour 2024-2025". Iceland Highlights. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1791-1852 (1860). Lexicon poëticum. <a href="http://landsbokasafn.is/index.php/english" rel="nofollow">National and University Library of Iceland</a>.
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