1917 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1917 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X
• Prime Minister – Jón Magnússon (from 4 January)

Events

• 4 January – First cabinet of Jón Magnússon
• 1917 Úrvalsdeild
• Jón Helgason became the seventh Bishop of Iceland, following the death of Þórhallur Bjarnarson the previous year.

Births

• 21 January – Jón úr Vör, poet (d. 2000).

• 20 February – Louisa Matthíasdóttir, painter (d. 2000)

• 17 December – Ellert Sölvason, football player (d. 2002).

Deaths

• Rögnvaldur Ólafsson, architect (b. 1874).

References