1789 in Iceland
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events in 1789 · Timeline of Icelandic history | ||||
Events in the year 1789 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- June 8: Earthquakes affect Southern Iceland.[1]
- July 23: Upon the death of his father, Finnur Jónsson, Hannes Finnsson becomes bishop of Skálholt.[2]
- August 14 – Christian VII issues a decree that Icelandic bishops should be consecrated in Iceland in order to save money.[3]
Deaths
[edit]- July 23: Finnur Jónsson, bishop.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Thoroddsen, Þorvaldur (1886). Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes in Iceland Within Historic Times. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Bækur.is". baekur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Halfdanarson, Gudmundur (2008-10-23). Historical Dictionary of Iceland. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6.
- ^ "Finnur Jónsson | Skálholt". web.archive.org. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
 | This article related to a particular year is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |