Events in the year 1881 in Iceland.

Incumbents

Monarch: Christian IX Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann

Events

The Alþingishúsið (The Parliament House) is constructed.

Births

13 January – Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, composer 27 February – Sveinn Björnsson, first President of Iceland. 6 August – Hulda, poet Jón Stefánsson, landscape artistCrystal, David ed (1998) The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

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