Events in the year 1859 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark Council President of Denmark: ) Carl Christian Hall (until 2 December 1859); Carl Edvard Rotwitt onwards Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe
Events
The Ørnen Corvette begins patrolling Icelandic waters.
Births
6 January − Skúli Thoroddsen, judge and politician. 16 January − Jón Magnússon, politician, and prime minister of Iceland. 6 December − Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran, novelist, poet, playwright.
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