Events in the year 1802 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Christian VII Governors of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson
Events
Hans Jonatan, an escaped slaved from the West Indies arrives in Iceland, landing in Djúpivogur unbeknownst to the Danish government. The Sjöundá Murders: Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir murder a man and woman at a farm in Sjöundá.
Births
1 March – Vilhelmína Lever, shopkeeper and restaurateur
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