1889 in Iceland

Events in the year 1889 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IX
• Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann

Events

• Víðidalstungukirkja is constructed in Húnaþing vestra.
• Hallgrímur Sveinsson became the fifth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Pétur Pétursson in the position.

Births

• 9 February – Tryggvi Þórhallsson, prime minister of Iceland (1927–1932)
• 26 December – Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor

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