Events in the year 1779 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Christian VII Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal
Events
The Icelandic Society of Learning was founded by Icelandic students in Copenhagen, the group would later be replaced by the Icelandic Literary Society.
Deaths
8 September: Bjarni Pálsson, doctor. Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík, scholar.
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