1886 in Iceland

← 1885 1884 1883 1886 in Iceland → 1887 1888 1889
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1886 Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1886 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IX
• Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann^[1]

Events

• 1 July – The national bank (Landsbanki) begins operations.
• A supplementary session of the Althing was first held in 1886.^[2]
• Staðarkirkja was constructed.^[3]
• Kirkjubólskirkja was constructed.^[4]

Staðarkirkja, constructed in 1886

Births

• 18 May – Jakob Thorarensen, writer and poet.^[5]
• 14 September – Sigurður Nordal, writer and ambassador.^[6]

References

1. The Annual Register. Rivingtons. 1907.
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events. D. Appleton & Company. 1887.
3. "Staðarkirkja". Minjastofnun (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
4. "Kirkjubólssókn – ÍSAFJARÐARPRESTAKALL". Retrieved 2022-10-26.
5. "Jakob Thorarensen | Icelandic poet | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
6. "Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal | Icelandic philologist and writer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.