1759 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1759 in Iceland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 20 March: King Frederick V issued a decree that a prison should be built in Iceland.[2]
- 6 August: Björn Halldórsson, a priest based in Sauðlauksdalur receives seed potatoes from Copenhagen. This is believed to be the first potato crop in Iceland.[3]
- September: Bjarni Pálsson becomes the first Icelander to complete a medical degree.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik. "471 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XIII. Bind. Pelli - Reravius)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Iceland, Reykjacik, Stjórnarráðið (Prime Minister´s office)". www.thomaskellner.com. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Bækur.is". baekur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Davíð Kjartan Gestsson (13 November 2018). "Ferðabók sem er heillandi og hræðileg í senn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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