Events in the year 1879 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Christian IX Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann
Events
Geirfuglasker erupts (submarine).
Births
6 February – Magnús Guðmundsson, politician 6 February – Björn Þórðarson, prime minister of Iceland
Deaths
19 June – Vilhelmína Lever, 77, shopkeeper 7 December – Jón Sigurðsson, 68, leader of the Icelandic independence movement.
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