Events in the year 1855 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark Council President of Denmark: Peter Georg Bang Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe
Events
The Icelandic Army was re-established by Andreas August von Kohl, the sheriff in Vestmannaeyjar.
Births
6 June − Þorvaldur Thoroddsen, geologist and geographer. 2 December − Þórhallur Bjarnarson, politician.
Deaths
Rósa Guðmundsdóttir, poet.
References