Events in the year 1854 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark Prime Minister of Denmark: Anders Sandøe Ørsted (until 12 December); Peter Georg Bang onwards Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe
Events
The Danish government relaxed the trade ban that had been imposed in 1602, and Iceland gradually began to rejoin Western Europe economically and socially.
Births
4 June − Pétur J. Thorsteinsson, merchant.
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