Events in the year 1779 in Iceland.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Christian VII
  • Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal

Events

  • The Icelandic Society of Learning was founded by Icelandic students in Copenhagen, the group would later be replaced by the Icelandic Literary Society.

Deaths

  • 8 September: Bjarni Pálsson, doctor.
  • Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík, scholar.

References



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