1816 in Iceland

Events in the year 1816 in Iceland.

Incumbents

Monarch: Frederick VI Governor of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold

Events

The Icelandic Literary Society is founded.Sigurður Líndal, Hið Íslenzka Bókmenntafélag: Söguágrip, Lesbók Morgunblaðsins, 1969, repr. Reykjavík: Hið Íslenzka Bókmenntafélag, 1969, , p. 18 . Grímsvötn erupted. Iceland made the clergy responsible for smallpox vaccination and gave them the responsibility of keeping vaccination records for their parishes.

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