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See also: | Other events in 1812 · Timeline of Icelandic history |
Events in the year 1812 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick VI
- Governors of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg
Events
- Fines for having children out of wedlock are abolished. The fines had been in place since the Stóridómur was passed in 1564.
Births
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, politician.
- 17 February: Pétur Havsteen, politician.
- 13 November: Páll Melsteð, historian and politician.
References
- "Frederik 6. | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- bókmenntafélag, Íslenska (1904). Tímarit (in Icelandic).
- Bryan, Eric (2021-01-01). "Icelandic Folklore and the Cultural Memory of Religious Change". Arc Humanities Press.
- Guðjón Friðriksson, „Konur á karlafundi. Öld liðin síðan fyrsta konankaus í Reykjavík “, Ný saga 2 (1988)
- "Pétur Havsteen". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- "Páll Melsteð". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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